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Netflix and the Fall of Television | The Game Changer | 1

2025/5/21
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Business Wars

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Ted Sarandos: 我认为Netflix需要通过大胆的策略来挑战传统电视,包括挖角顶尖制作人,提供创作自由,以及探索新的商业模式。我希望能够通过与Shonda Rhimes这样的优秀人才合作,打破传统电视的束缚,创造出更具创新性和全球吸引力的内容。同时,我也意识到在竞争日益激烈的市场中,Netflix需要不断转型,从最初的DVD租赁到流媒体服务,再到现在的广告模式和体育直播,每一次转型都是为了适应市场变化,保持领先地位。 Shonda Rhimes: 我希望能够摆脱传统电视的限制,探索更多创作的可能性。我不想重复过去的成功,而是希望在新的平台上有更大的创作自由,尝试更多成人主题和灵活的剧集时长。我相信与Netflix的合作可以让我实现这些目标,创造出与以往不同的作品。 Reed Hastings: 我认为Netflix需要不断创新,才能在竞争激烈的市场中保持领先地位。我们通过数据分析了解观众的喜好,并以此为基础制作原创内容。同时,我们也需要不断探索新的商业模式,例如广告模式和体育直播,以增加收入来源,吸引更多用户。我认为Netflix的成功在于不断适应市场变化,勇于尝试新的事物。

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In 2016, Netflix sought to sign Shonda Rhimes, a successful television producer, to an exclusive deal. This meeting, held at a Los Angeles restaurant, marked a pivotal moment for Netflix's transition into original content production, and signaled their ambition to rival established studios like Disney.
  • Netflix's chief content officer, Ted Sarandos, met with Shonda Rhimes.
  • Rhimes's deal with Netflix was one of the largest in Hollywood history.
  • The deal marked Netflix's emergence as a major player in the entertainment industry and kicked off the streaming wars.

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In 2017, Netflix stuns Hollywood by paying television producer Shonda Rhimes an unprecedented amount of money to develop shows exclusively for the streamer. The move announces Netflix as a true rival to the legacy studios and kicks off the streaming wars. But when the business takes a sudden turn after the pandemic, Netflix is forced to make some key pivots to remain at the head of the pack.

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