Netflix, Inc. (NFLX): 21 Revelations From This Just-Released, Mammoth Document

On how it uses big data to deliver original programming: “With Originals, we are now extending that concept to estimate the attractiveness of projects that are brought to us by professional producers. There is more judgment required in this process, and more variability due to the art in the production process, but because of the data we have on our members’ viewing habits and our experience in licensing a broad range of content, we think we can do as good or better job than our linear TV peers in choosing projects and setting budgets.”

-Netflix Long Term View, page 6