Making original films has been a nice success for us, he said.

The return on investment is very similar to our other content categories.

Its a very important element of the entertainment that we deliver to our members.

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Scott Stuber, who spent seven years as Netflix’s top film executiveCharley Gallay/Getty Images for Netflix

With Lin in the fold, were excited to take it to the next level, Neumann said.

Just like with everything we do, were trying to continuously improve.

Were going to build from there.

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Im excited for what Dans going to bring.

Its not a change of strategy,per se.

Were just continuing to evolve and get better.

Dan brings his amazing experience …

I think hes just going to bring another perspective.

Unlike its tech rivals Amazon and Apple, Netflix has not been seduced by the power of theatrical.

It has generally not budged from its 2-to-4-week window for its top titles before they migrate to streaming.