The former staffer, who is trans, was fired for allegedly leaking internal Netflix data to the press, which they deny.

"I feel I should've made sure to recognize that a group of our employees was hurting very badly from the decision made," Co-CEO Ted Sarandos said.

Hannah Gadsby, who won an Emmy for a Netflix special, lambasted Ted Sarandos as Netflix continues to face criticism for its new Chappelle special.

The Netflix documentary "Disclosure" makes the case that content can lead to real-world harm against the trans community.

Damon Wayans said that Dave Chappelle was starting a "bigger conversation" on free speech in the wake of "PC culture."

"What happened here was unfortunately not simply venting on Slack," Ted Sarandos said in response to a Hollywood Reporter story about the firings.

Netflix’s content chief, Ted Sarandos, has been named co-CEO with Reed Hastings, the company announced on Thursday. Sarandos was also elected to the board of directors and will remain in his role as chief content officer. Sarandos has been essential in building Netflix’s original content. The streamer had more than […]

CEOs at some of the biggest tech companies rely on No. 2 execs to help them get the job done. Some may go on to run the company one day, while others may leave for big opportunities elsewhere. For example, Jeff Bezos’ No. 2, Andy Jassy, has just been named […]

Netflix plans to make more interactive TV shows in the format of “Black Mirror: Bandersnatch,” company officials said Thursday. The movie was popular with viewers and excited video content makers, officials said. Company officials see an opportunity in offering the system Netflix created to produce “Bandersnatch” to content creators. The […]

Netflix released its 2019 salaries for its top executives on Friday, and they’re getting big raises. CEO Reed Hastings and content chief Ted Sarandos will each make $US31.5 million in combined salary and stock options. Hastings’ net worth was estimated to be $US2.2 billion in 2017 when he landed on […]

Netflix’s content chief, Ted Sarandos, addressed a Wall Street Journal report from October that called the company’s work culture “ruthless” and “demoralising.” “That sounds like a really terrible place to work,” Sarandos said. He said that people “love conflict” and love to “create conflict.” Netflix’s content chief, Ted Sarandos, addressed […]

Netflix’s content boss, Ted Sarandos, said Monday that “The Christmas Chronicles,” starring Kurt Russell, had 20 million views in its first week. “If every one of those was a movie ticket purchase, that’s a $US200 million opening week,” he said. We don’t know how many of those were repeat viewings, […]

Ted Sarandos didn’t pose as a Hollywood big shot when he interviewed for his job at Netflix. That helped him stand out. A college dropout who acquired his film education by working in video stores, Sarandos impressed Netflix’s managers with his knowledge of the film industry. He also wasn’t afraid […]

Netflix’s chief content officer Ted Sarandos told Vulture that the service’s teenage romantic comedy, “The Kissing Booth,” is “one of the most-watched movies in the country, and maybe in the world.” Sarandos cited film database website IMDb as a good indicator of what Netflix users will like. The movie is […]

Netflix will have over 1,000 original TV shows and movies on its service by the end of the year, chief content officer Ted Sarandos said at a media summit on Monday. Sarandos said that 85% of the company’s new spending will go toward the production of original shows and movies. […]

Netflix’s content boss, Ted Sarandos, singled out “Everything Sucks!” as a Netflix original series that “people should keep an eye” in an earnings call last month. The 90s-set, coming-of-age comedy series premieres February 16 on Netflix. Watch the first official trailer for the series below. In an earnings call last […]

Netflix’s content boss, Ted Sarandos, singled out “Everything Sucks!” as a Netflix original series that “people should keep an eye” in an earnings call Monday. The 90s-set, coming-of-age comedy series premieres February 16 on Netflix. Watch the first trailer for the series below. In an earnings call Monday, Netflix‘s head […]