After a tepid start, Netflix’s ad-supported tier has reportedly reached 1 million subscribers. With subscriber figures leaking out just days after rumors circulated that Netflix’s ad tech supplier relationship with Microsoft is fracturing, the whole thing seems too neatly manufactured. Someone at Netflix has passed a Bloomberg contact a convenient note to the advantage of the streaming firm’s stock price, as well as to protect general perceptions of its foray into advertising. This doesn’t necessarily mean the 1 million subs milestone isn’t true. The number is perfectly realistic, if not below par. But if that were the case, why wouldn’t Netflix just issue an official celebratory announcement? Following the much-anticipated launch of a low-priced Netflix tier at the beginning of…