Netflix Boss Ted Sarandos Says the Streamer Can’t Have Too Much Content: ‘People Have Such Eclectic Taste … You Have to Love It All’
variety.comK.J. Yossman Netflix boss Ted Sarandos has said despite the complaint the streamer is overstuffed with options, it can’t have too much content. “People often ask me if we need so many movies and TV shows on Netflix,” he said. “I always answer with an emphatic yes.
People have such eclectic taste … you have to love it all.” The streaming boss made the remarks at the Royal Television Society conference in London on Tuesday morning, where he gave an opening speech before being interviewed by journalist Kirsty Wark.
Among the lessons he shared with the audience, made primarily of TV industry professionals, were the need to innovate and always putting the audience first. “Think about it not as critics, not as media executives, think about it from the perspective of a fan,” he advised.
Sarandos, who has been responsible for content at the DVD rental company turned streaming giant since 2000, was upped to co-CEO in 2020.
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