Reed Hastingsjust made a bold claim: ThatNetflixis the biggest builder of cross-European culture.
The amazing thing has been [seeing] how many Germans or Italians watch Spanish series, he said.
We didnt set out to do that, but weve become biggest builder of cross-European culture in the EU.
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Its partially because all the other networks are national networks who specialize in one language group.
We specialize in connecting.
Or a U.S. company thats now a Dutch company, he added.
Hastings has been critical of quotas a number of times in the past.
He appeared alongside Netflix Co-CEOGreg Petersduring a fireside chat moderated by Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands.
The original concept was the easiest risk to take, he said.
Thats very hard to manage.
Our job is to not get complacent and not worry about past success inhibiting from taking new risk.
We need to keep the risk appetite sharp and stay hungry.
Hastings added: Risk is like oxygen.
You just thrive on it.
Johnnywood and NRG Productions are attached.
Bad Boasis made in collaboration with popular Dutch comedian Jandino Asporaat, who also plays the lead role.
Huntu, a collaboration of production companies Het Huis van Asporaat and Kaap Holland Film, is producing.
