Netflix changed the world of entertainment — first with DVD-by-mail, then with streaming media and then again with sensational original shows like "Orange Is the New Black" and "Stranger Things" — but not without taking its fair share of risks. In conversation with TED curator Chris Anderson, Netflix co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings discusses the company's bold internal culture, the powerful algorithm that fuels their recommendations, the $8 billion worth of content they're investing in this year and his philanthropic pursuits supporting innovative education, among much more.
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Nice video!!
i love how u say “nice video” but it just got uploaded and there is no way that you could have watched the 20mins
Interesting, I got a account on Netflix but rarely I have time to watch something, unfortunately.
Youtube is about to get 19 million dollars to make it like mainstream media. Thats what this is coming to. Obama just got word that he will have a netflix show. The elitists are coming.
I don’t have Netflix, so when girls come over it’s antenna and dilemma.
you should try youtube and lube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdswAj2jOpY&feature=youtu.be
ive never watched netflix yet. in fact ive never paid for a single movuie online on 20 years , why would i start now?
@Andreas
Yes, I am speaking about downloads, not streaming.
>The very low chance of getting caught is also still in the back of your head
Yes, of course, but that is the price of freedom. I try to demonstrate a principle through my actions: information wants to be free! I don’t sleep badly because I download for free because I only make little money in my profession, I cannot afford all this data.
Aaron Swartz and Wikileaks got it right: culture needs to be free!
logicalempiricist yes. how dare people want to get paid for the work they did.
I hope you don’t get paid for the work you do.
@art garfunkel
It is not a question about that. It is a question of whether or not a copy should be free, remember the original still exists: the data is still on the server of Hastings.
If the dude makes several billions of dollars by that business venture: Yes, I think the question can be asked if there are monopoly profits in this industry. So yeah: he became rich on something that belongs to all of us: human creativity.
I write free software by the way…
Yeah..but how do you pay you own bills/cost of living even though you write free/open source software? You may do consulting to help cover your personal costs but everyone has expenses. How do you feel that people charge money to manage servers like mysql that are open source? And to chime in on your “Culture ought to be free”, yes that should be true, but it costs money to create things like TV and movies. There is cost to everything. Whether it’s money or time..there is always a cost.
Medical Cannabis Spain because you’re paying for quality, you feel like you’re getting your money’s worth out of Netflix. It’s a company I like giving money to because they’re not making me pay and watch ads and it helps them give me more seasons of what I want. You’re cheap for never paying for 20 years, if that’s the logic you live by then I can see you searching for scraps instead of buying food.
Imagine watching TED talks with your netflix and chill date!?!?
dont be judgemental, some stereotypes crave these things :p
Josh Mugen SIGN ME UP
Very interesting interview
Netflix has children’s shows promoting pedophilia. They, like TED have sold out to the satanists.
#pedogate research it
Free helicopter rides – is that Alex Jones?
What I don’t think so
Wake Up what? which shows
Come to think of it, have you ever noticed how Disney characters have perfect sexy bodies? Have you ever noticed the way they move and speak is very attractive? Have you ever noticed that your children love to pretend to be the characters?
No Advt. that is what makes Netflix better than TV Network. No one likes the noisy advt.
I don’t pay for content. That’s why I watch the free content on YouTube, with adblocker on.
Advert on ted?
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Damn.. He kept pushing the questions about the algorithm.. But only got one line answers..
I have not watched this yet but will later. I had Netflix for 3 years and unsubscribed to them because its not a place to see great movies anymore, the focus is on Netflix Originals and THAT’S where the direction was strongly going. I didn’t subscribe for that so I went to Amazon for my great movies that I do want to see.
Apple Slices Unite amazon video is horrible, it’s a sweet incentive to their amazon prime and one day delivery, kindle package etc but to get it JUST for the movies? Definitely not worth it since you have to pay for half the other stuff you want. If they have it in America I’d recommend NowTV instead of amazon video.
Netflix is the wasteland for movies that weren’t good. That’s why a lot of sequels are available but not the originals because the originals almost always are way better.
That guy’s interviewing is really sloppy
“that guy” has been the TED host for over a decade, he’s pretty competent and informed about massive amounts of topics and interviewed some of the smartest people on earth
you, on the other hand, are youtube comment
That’s Chris Anderson ted founder, but yes he’s not the best interviewer ted can do.
TED and NETFLIX love PEDOPHILES.
He put Narcos and Jessica Jones in the same category of success…………..
Fapnado JJ is amazing. Bit disappointed he didn’t mention DD but JJ deserves to be in that category for sure
Mark Zuckerberg is a first class human being. No doubt!
Charter schools are stupid.
Netflix killed the video store now a lot classic movies people are never going to know about…literally a sea of movies that will never be seen