Meet the Man Behind Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) and “Arrested Development”

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It’s also a strikingly different approach from what Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is doing. When Amazon wanted to dip its toe into the media-production waters, it put together pilot episodes of a baker’s dozen candidates and then asked viewers to vote on which shows to move into full production. Amazon is doing production deals by committee, whereas Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) trusts the creative instincts of Ted Sarandos — leaning on the oodles of viewership data that also powers the recommendation systems.

The Foolish takeaway
This man is crucial to Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX)’s future. He’s responsible for the content choices that keep Netflix running — like the blood coursing through your veins. Every exclusive production deal goes through Ted Sarandos. So does every resurrected TV show, every back-catalog agreement with a big studio, and yes, every decision to part ways with a content provider.

That’s why Time tagged this content guru as more important than his own boss. And it’s why Netflix investors need to know Ted Sarandos.

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