<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">Netflix on Wednesday wooed marketers with word that its nascent ad-supported plan has grown to nearly five million users globally.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The streaming television star touted its shows, viewer demographics, and more at a virtual "Upfront" presentation to advertisers.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Since early this year, our ads member base has more than doubled)," Netflix cochief Greg Peters said as the event kicked off.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"On average, more than a quarter of our sign-ups now choose the ads plan in countries where it's available."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As growth at Netflix cooled last year, the Silicon Valley-based streaming company focused on creating a lower priced subscription tier with advertising.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Membership in its ad-supported tier has more than doubled since early this year, growing to nearly five million, according to Netflix.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Netflix in April said that its total number of subscribers hit a record high 232.5 million.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"We share a common goal," Peters told advertisers during Upfront.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"You want to connect consumers with your amazing brands, and we want to connect them with amazing entertainment they'll love."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">More than 70 percent of those subscribing to the ad-supported plan at Netflix range in age from 18 to 49, according to the company.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Netflix shows and movies are generating global audiences that are many times bigger than our closest competitors," said Netflix cochief Ted Sarandos.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">During Upfront, Netflix touted its line-up of shows including new productions such as “Griselda" with Sofia Vergara and new seasons of hit originals including "Stranger Things." AFP</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>