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Netflix’s Ted Sarandos reportedly wants more focus on TV shows and movies.

The Verge •
October 19, 2026 • 11:56 PM
• By Jay Peters
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The co-CEO has “complained internally for months that Americans were spending less time watching Netflix and that the service was short on new hit shows,” according to a big story from The Wall Street Journal. Also in the report: apparently just 3.5 percent of subscribers play its games every month, which is below the company’s 2026 goals. [Link: Netflix, America’s Dominant Streaming Service, Has Hit a Wall | https://www.wsj.com/business/media/netflix-americas-dominant-streaming-service-has-hit-a-wall-13660401 | The Wall Street Journal]

Netflix’s Ted Sarandos reportedly wants more focus on TV shows and movies.

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The co-CEO has “complained internally for months that Americans were spending less time watching Netflix and that the service was short on new hit shows,” according to a big story from The Wall Street Journal .

Also in the report: apparently just 3.5 percent of subscribers play its games every month, which is below the company’s 2026 goals.

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