Netflix may be plotting a move into news programming.
During a third-quarter earnings report interview, CEO Reed Hastings and chief content officer Ted Sarandos fielded a question about whether Netflix would, as HBO has with its recent partnership with Vice.
“On the news side, we definitely are being more adventurous in terms of the genres that we’re getting into,” Sarandos said. He then cited as an example the company’s upcoming venture into the talk format with comedian Chelsea Handler‘s new show.
Hastings then cut in.
“What’s the likelihood that we compete directly with Vice in the next 2 years?” he asked.
Sarandos replied, “Probably high.”
