Netflix doesn’t consider Amazon as a rival company, according to CCO Ted Sarandos.
Netflix and Amazon are two of the biggest players in the TV and movie streaming space, both making great strides in recent years to develop their own original content.
One could think that they were rivals in some sense, considering Netflix and Amazon Video both offer similar services. But this would be wrong according to Ted Sarandos.
Sarandos is the chief content office at Netflix and in a recent interview with Variety he has spoken about a great many things, including his reaction to Christopher Nolan’s negative comments.
But he also touched on Netflix’s relationship with Amazon, and his thoughts on their business strategy.
“I don’t think we compete with Amazon in the movie space at all,” he says, pointing out to Variety how Amazon releases its movies in theatres first. “I frankly don’t understand their strategy. I don’t understand why perpetuating a model that feels more and more disconnected with the population is good.”
Netflix debuts its films on its streaming service, with some films opening on a few screens the same day.
Amazon declined to comment regarding Sarandos’ comments when Variety reached out to them.
Originally published August 18, 2017. Updated April 16, 2018.
