Show Notes
Netflix boss Ted Sarandos admits that Netflix isn't growing as fast as they'd like, and their stock is way down this year. Add to it that Skydance could definitely take a bite out of their market share. Could this explain why they announced that Disney streaming content deal out of the blue?
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