British TV

"Britain remains one of the best places for TV and film," says Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos

Ted Sarandos stands at a podium, delivering a talk at the RTS London Convention, beneath a screen on which text reading "FOR THE LONG HAUL" is visible

Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos opened the RTS London Convention with a generous address that highlighted the role British TV has played in the US streamer’s rise to global dominance. Emphasising Netflix’s many UK productions and its heavy investment in studios, he said: “We couldn’t be more excited to be here – and, believe me, we’re not going anywhere.”

The RTS, said Sarandos, holds “a special place in my heart”, recalling that at the 2016 London Convention he premiered a trailer for the first season of The Crown, “a show that stood conventional wisdom on its head”.