As the chief content officer at Netflix, Ted Sarandos decides what's available to the subscribers who pay $8.99 per month to stream content — and in so doing, shapes the competitive environment for his counterparts at places as diverse as NBC, HBO, and YouTube. In a Friday panel on disrupting the traditional model of television, he spoke about the comparative advantages that Netflix enjoys and the philosophy he brings to developing original shows. Below are selected excerpts from his remarks. I've added the subheads for organizational purposes. Platforms Are Converging The way we compete with HBO and everybody else is for attention. Internally we call it "moments of truth:" When you sit down...
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