Ted Sarandos Biography

Since 2000, Ted Sarandos has been in charge of Netflix's content acquisition. Ted is known as a pioneer in the purchase and distribution of films and has more than 20 years of expertise in the home entertainment sector. Before joining Netflix, Ted worked as an executive at video distributors ETD and Video City/West Coast VideoAdditionally, he is a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute. He serves on the retail advisory board for the Digital Entertainment Group, and the film advisory boards for Tribeca and the Los Angeles Film Festival. Ted is wed to Nicole Avant, a U.S. ambassador, and they have two kids. Ted Sarandos, who has been in charge of Netflix's content acquisition since 2000, was named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2013. Having worked in the home entertainment industry for more than 20 years, Ted is regarded as a significant pioneer in purchasing and distributing movies and television shows. With over 65 million subscribers in more than 50 countries, and more than 320 hours of original material produced in 2015, Netflix has evolved from its beginnings as a U.S. DVD subscription rental service to become the top Internet television network globally. Ted led the transformation of Netflix into an original content powerhouse that is altering the rules of how serialized television is produced, released, and distributed globally in 2013 with the releases of "House of Cards," "Hemlock Grove," "Arrested Development," "Orange is the New Black," "Turbo F.A.S.T.," "Derek," and "Lilyhammer." Netflix has received 45 Emmy nominations, 15 Daytime Emmy nominations, two Oscar nominations, and ten Golden Globe nominations in its first two years of releasing original programs, documentaries, children's programming, and comedy specials. The Emmy-nominated "Outrage" and "Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends" are just two of the award-winning and highly regarded independent films and documentaries that Ted has produced or executive produced. He is a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute and a board member of the nonprofit organization Exploring The Arts, which promotes the arts in education. Additionally, he is a trustee for the American Film Institute, a board member of the American Cinematheque, and a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Executive Committee. He also serves on the film advisory boards for the Tribeca and Los Angeles Film Festivals.

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