Ted Sarandos
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
What did people hate about video stores?
So we were the no-late-fee company.
We were total counterpositioning.
So we get into streaming, we're in the TV business.
What do people don't like about TV back then?
What were they complaining about?
Advertising and having to wait till next week for an episode.
So no advertising, everything at once.
Great counter position.
And over time, how does that evolve?
And we always fancied ourselves a choice company.
We wanted to give people unlimited choices.
Well, one choice was I would like a lower price and I don't mind advertising.
And we were not offering that.
So that's why we got into it.
What do you think people are complaining about now that you need to solve?
Over time, I think if it goes down the path that you guys are talking about, I think people will be complaining about AI slop pretty soon.
Because I think they'll look at things.
If you see it already, people pick apart a movie poster on Reddit.