Typically on a TV series, the writers on a show are writing for their life almost every episode. When someone sits down to write a Netflix show, they know there's going to be a 13th hour. Ted Sarandos 13thepisodehour Change image and share on social
We expect 'Narcos' will be an enormous success throughout everywhere in the world and maybe out-index in Latin America, given the Brazilian star and Brazilian director and heavy Latin American cast and that we shot the show entirely on location in Colombia. Ted Sarandos americaamericanbrazilian share on social
The U.K. has been very progressive about on-demand, and the iPlayer has been a great invention. It has trained a generation of viewers to expect on-demand - unfortunately, it trains them to expect free! Ted Sarandos demandexpectfree share on social
The best way to really make the VPN issue a completely nonissue is through global licensing that we are continuing to pursue with our partners. Ted Sarandos completelycontinueglobal Change image and share on social
What we are going to do is continue to grow our content spend on original programming, both in absolute numbers and as a percentage of our total spending, because it's been working. It's been helping grow the brand; and more importantly, it's been driving viewing hours relative to how else we would spend the money. Ted Sarandos absolutebrandcontent share on social
The longer people watch Netflix and the longer they stay members - they're the criteria of success for us. Ted Sarandos criterionlongmember Change image and share on social
Being able to compete for consumers' attention and dollars over the preciousness of access is a thing of the past. Everyone is using the Internet to globally market a product. Ted Sarandos accessattentioncompete Change image and share on social
To me, cinema is not a movie or a TV screen, and it's not a seat in a building versus one in your living room. It's the art of motion pictures. Ted Sarandos artbuildcinema Change image and share on social
'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' is not a direct-to-video, low-budget sequel: it's a big film. And it'd be fantastic to have the opportunity to see it on the IMAX screens at the same time, and IMAX has made arrangements with us for that to happen. Ted Sarandos arrangementbigbudget share on social
Netflix has always had this interesting ability to get non-mainstream content to be watched by the mainstream. Ted Sarandos abilitycontentinterest Change image and share on social