WWE deal does not signal sports strategy change, says Netflix’s Sarandos

(Suzanne Cordeiro/Corbis via Getty Images)
(Suzanne Cordeiro/Corbis via Getty Images)
Netflix's $5bn (€4.6bn), 10-year global media-rights deal with World Wrestling Entertainment is not reflective of a change in sports strategy at the streaming giant, according to co-chief executive Ted Sarandos.

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