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Bonus: Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos Says Warner Deal to Put More Films in Cinemas

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🗓️ 19 February 2026

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Ted Sarandos, co-chief executive officer of Netflix, said his company’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery will lead to more films in theaters, addressing a key complaint from Hollywood in the high-stakes battle for one of the industry’s iconic studios.

A merger of Netflix and Warner Bros. is “better for theaters” because Netflix will be able to take its films and put them in cinemas using the distribution network that Warner Bros. has built. He speaks about this and more in a special conversation with Bloomberg Tech co-host Ed Ludlow and Bloomberg News Managing Editor for Media & Entertainment Lucas Shaw.

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Welcome to our Bloomberg television and radio audiences around the world for an interview with Netflix co-CEO, Ted Sarandos.

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And Ted, the less than straightforward question that everyone has, of course, is what happens next.

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But I wanted to put it to you, like this, does Netflix have the balance sheet, the sort of financing flexibility and the will, really, to amend,

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improve, boost its bid for Warner Brothers Discovery, studios and streaming business, if needed.

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Let me tell you, we feel very good about the position we're in right now.

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So we've done, we've done, we've, this, this process

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