The streamer's co-CEO called the Writers Guild of America's 2007-2008 strike 'devastating' and said studios and streamers were working hard to reach 'an equitable solution.'
co-CEO Ted Sarandos weighed in on how the streamer might fare if a work stoppage does become a reality.
“If there is one, we have a large base of upcoming shows and films from around the world. We could probably serve our members better than most,” the executive said on afor the streamer. “We really don’t want this to happen but we have to make plans for the worst [-case scenario] and so we do have a pretty robust slate of releases to take us into a long time.”
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