Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters nodded to slowdown in U.S. viewing and ad sales that spurred the radical shake-up of the streamer’s content leadership during Tuesday’s conversation with Wall Street analysts after its third-quarter earnings release. Sarandos and Peters had to address the situation that led to the dramatic decision to oust chief […]
Netflix Chiefs Concede That Slowdown in U.S. Viewing Sparked the Content Leadership Shakeup: ‘We’re Focusing on Execution,’ Ted Sarandos Says

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