It then delved further into M&A to kickstart its games business.
And the streamer hasn't completely abandoned its build-from-within strategy, as it also announced plans last fall to build its own gaming studio in Finland.
He recently was elevated to the Lstaff, a group of 25 Netflix business heads who debate its biggest initiatives.
(Netflix ended up doing a partnership in 2019 with that company, Studio Dragon, and its parent CJ ENM.)
But leadership has been steadfast that Netflix's M&A mantra hasn't changed.
Persons:
Here's, Reed Hastings, It's, it's, who's, what's, Roald Dahl, Dahl, Peter Rabbit, Spry, Harry Potter, execs, Spencer Wang, Michael Porter, Spencer Neumann, who'd, Neumann, Wang, Greg Peters, Ted Sarandos, Bela Bajaria, Scott Stuber, Mike Verdu, Jay MacDonald, Digiday, Ana Milicevic, Hastings, Sarandos, CJ ENM, Mario
Organizations:
Netflix, stoke, Paramount, Night School, Spry Fox, Disney, Warner Bros, DC Comics, Digital Capital Advisors, MLB, Surf League, Street Journal, Microsoft, Sparrow Advisers, MGM, Amazon, Mario Bros, Activision Blizzard, Epic Games, UBS
Locations:
Finland, New Jersey, Hollywood