Ted Sarandos
Ted Sarandos Indicates Netflix Won’t Add “Breaking News,” Credits Algorithm for ‘Baby Reindeer’ Success
While Netflix has expanded the type of programming it offers, most recently venturing into live sports and other events, co-CEO Ted Sarandos has indicated in a new interview that news is not for Netflix. “We don’t do breaking news and that kind of thing, because I think there’s a lot of other outlets for it. […]
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Morgan Spurlock Remembered by Alex Gibney, Ted Sarandos, Brett Morgen: “He Actually Changed the World”
The entertainment industry is mourning documentarian Morgan Spurlock. Spurlock, best known for his Academy Award-nominated documentary Super Size Me, in which he consumed fast food for 30 days to highlight its dangers, died on Thursday at the age of 53 from cancer. “It was a sad day, as we said goodbye to my brother Morgan,” […]
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Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, BBC Boss Tim Davie Set for Royal Television Society London Convention
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos, BBC director-general Tim Davie, and ITV CEO Carolyn McCall are among the industry leaders set to speak at the Royal Television Society’s (RTS) London Convention this year. Its lineup also includes Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon, journalist and host Amol Rajan, former quiz show co-host Richard Osman – widely known as […]
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Netflix Pay: Greg Peters Hit $40M in First Year as Co-CEO, Ted Sarandos Saw $49.8M In 2023
In 2023, the then-newly named Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters saw his total target compensation package grow to $40 million up from $26 million the prior year. Co-CEO Ted Sarandos brought in $49.8 million in 2023, with a base salary of $3 million, $28 million in stock awards, an annual bonus of $16.5 million and all other […]
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Dan Levy Says Pitching Netflix a Drama After ‘Schitt’s Creek’ “Could Not Have Been Easy for Them”
Schitt’s Creek was a certified cultural phenomenon, earning critical raves, nine Emmy Awards during its final season and massive ratings for Netflix when it migrated to the streamer from its original home at Pop TV. The series also delivered a curious situation for co-creator, show runner and star Dan Levy when he brought a follow-up […]
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After ‘Suits’ Soared on Netflix, Expect “a Bunch of Lawyer Shows” From Rivals, Ted Sarandos Says
Ted Sarandos has welcomed a resolution to the actors strike to allow his streamer, and Hollywood, to get back to work. “We’re mostly just thrilled the strike is behind us, and getting back to what we do best and what our writers and actors do best and all of our below-the-line folks, which is make […]
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Hollywood Flashback: The Egyptian Theatre Was First Reborn 25 Years Ago
More than a century after its first screening, the Egyptian Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard is coming back to life following a restoration process that kept it dark for three years. But this isn’t the storied venue’s first makeover. Sid Grauman’s homage to Egyptian culture — which predates his Chinese Theatre on the same street by […]
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Ted Sarandos and Nicole Avant to Host Sense of Home Gala Honoring Charlotte and Gary Gilbert
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos is teaming with producer wife Nicole Avant to host A Sense of Home’s gala on Oct. 21. The fundraiser — introduced in 2019 as a way to support the organization’s mission of preventing homelessness by creating first-ever homes for youth aging out of foster care — will honor La La Land producer […]
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Clarence Avant, “Godfather of Black Music,” Dies at 92
He managed Sarah Vaughan, discovered Bill Withers and advised countless people in the industry and beyond: "He’s been the silent architect of so many deals, it would make your head spin."
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‘Orange Is the New Black’ Supporting Cast Say They Were Never Fairly Compensated for Netflix Hit
Orange Is the New Black helped put Netflix on the map. Now, several of the supporting stars on the trailblazing prison dramedy are looking back on the show’s breakout and continued success to ask why they weren’t fairly compensated. Their questions, coming as the Jenji Kohan-created series celebrates the 10-year anniversary of its July 11, […]
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Netflix’s Ted Sarandos Touts the “Power of Korean Storytelling,” Says K-Content Views Are Up Sixfold
Netflix’s co-CEO Ted Sarandos will never forget the day he met director Bong Joon Ho in 2017 to discuss Okja, the sci-fi action drama that became Netflix’s first international film. “He’s the ultimate master, and he gave me a crash course in Korean cinema. I learned so much,” he said. “And afterwards I had the […]
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Netflix Shareholders Reject Exec Pay Packages, Days After Writers Guild Urged “No” Vote
In a rare rebuke of corporate executive compensation, Netflix shareholders rejected the pay packages for top executives at the company, including co-CEO Ted Sarandos, former co-CEO Reed Hastings, and Greg Peters, who was COO of the company last year and was elevated to the co-CEO role earlier this year. The “no” vote on the “Say […]
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