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Q & A: How Willimon Runs Fincher's 'House ...Netflix's Ted Sarandos Talks Original Programming
Nick Summers of Newsweek/The Daily Beast calls Sarandos "the single largest buyer of movies and TV series in Hollywood." The move to pursue original programming marked a big shift for the site. While Amazon is also searching for content, and Hulu released its first series last winter, "Battleground," plus three original summer series, Netflix launched "Lilyhammer" and hopes to premiere five original series over the next year. Sarandos is clear that he wants these series to be top quality.
“We never thought we’d operate without competition. We’re surprised it’s taken this long,” Sarandos told investors last week at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Media, Communications and Entertainment Conference. “The most-watched content on Netflix is exclusive to Netflix.”
The big question is what quality control Netflix will have over these series. The Palo Alto company run by engineers has never been in the production business. So the end results will tell the final tale. Sarandos tells the Daily Beast: "We [are] really moving forward on original series, and that we were going to do it well by not doing what everyone else does.”
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james | October 2, 2012 12:51 PM
With all the trouble Netflix has been in as of late, I think this looks like another gimmick to retain customers. I switched from Netflix to DISH last year, and love how many more options I have in terms of entertainment. I got the Hopper, and Blockbuster @ Home, so the 100,000 titles and PrimeTime Anytime make it easy to find something great to watch. I also got the free DISH Remote Access app, so I can take my live TV and DVR with me practically anywhere. DISH doesn't have original entertainment, but they always bring my favorites straight to me. A DISH coworker and I were talking about the differences between Netflix and DISH, and with great movies, live sports, news and more, and the best technology, there is NO comparison.