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Assertion Supported
Netflix's Second-Biggest Expense Is Tech, While Rivals Spend on Marketing
“I would bet every, all the other entertainment companies, their second biggest, biggest expense is marketing and ours is tech. Second and only to content.”
Ted Sarandos Jun 7, 2025 ▶ 55:13 Nikhil Kamath x Netflix Co-CEO, Ted Sarandos | People by WTF | Ep. 10 · Nikhil Kamath
Assertion Supported
F1's US Media Rights Jumped 10x After Netflix's Drive to Survive
“When that contract came up because of all the brand building I did for Formula One, that fee went up 10 times.”
Ted Sarandos Jun 7, 2025 ▶ 1:08:50 Nikhil Kamath x Netflix Co-CEO, Ted Sarandos | People by WTF | Ep. 10 · Nikhil Kamath
Assertion Supported
Sarandos: Netflix licensed AAA games like Grand Theft Auto with strong results
“I mean, we've, you know, we've licensed a lot of large triple A games that are in the program now. The Grand Theft Auto games, by way of example, they do very, very well.”
Ted Sarandos Jun 7, 2025 ▶ 1:51:36 Nikhil Kamath x Netflix Co-CEO, Ted Sarandos | People by WTF | Ep. 10 · Nikhil Kamath
Assertion Partly supported
Sarandos: At peak DVD business, Netflix offered nationwide one-day delivery
“Eventually when the, at the peak of the DVD business, we were doing one day delivery to everywhere in the country.”
Ted Sarandos Jun 7, 2025 ▶ 21:05 Nikhil Kamath x Netflix Co-CEO, Ted Sarandos | People by WTF | Ep. 10 · Nikhil Kamath
Assertion Contradicted
Netflix Originally Sourced Its DVDs From Walmart and Best Buy
“Basically the company at the time was buying all the DVDs from Walmart and Best Buy and that kind of thing.”
Ted Sarandos Jun 7, 2025 ▶ 4:04 Nikhil Kamath x Netflix Co-CEO, Ted Sarandos | People by WTF | Ep. 10 · Nikhil Kamath
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