A streaming feud seems to be heating up between streaming giant Netflix and video mega platform Youtube after Netflix’s chief launched a salvo aimed at his Google-owned rival.
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos apparently threw down the gauntlet at Youtube and was heard disparaging the content that Youtube offers its users, The Wrap reports.
Speaking at a Paley Media Council event on Friday, Sarandos was heard waving off Youtube for offering unprofessional programing as far as he is concerned.
Sarandos did admit that his company and Youtube are in competition, but it is only in small part, he says, and added that Youtube is “not a good recovery model” for video creators. He also hinted that he feels that most of what is on Youtube is not “professional content.”
“I think we’re a better monetization model for networks and studios for [professional content], but I also…
