How Netflix wants to change television forever

Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos called his company’s newly-announced Disney deal a game changer. The deal, which will bring new and catalog titles from Disney, Marvel and Pixar to the service, marks the first time a major Hollywood studio has chosen Netflix over a traditional pay TV network. But Sarandos also made it clear that he doesn’t just want to steal away big blockbusters from the likes of HBO and Starz. Throughout the conversation, he explained that Netflix aims much higher: it wants to change television forever. Asked about how TV will look like in five years, Sarandos replied: “It’s gonna look nothing like we’re seeing today.”

So what is going to change?

• Ratings don’t matter.
• Time slots are for sports and talk.
• Viewers don’t want to wait for the next episode. And Creators love this as well.
• TV is getting more personal.