Netflix sets up relief fund for workers hit by coronavirus crisis

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Netflix's chief content officer Ted Sarandos said during an interview with CNN that the current global Coronavirus outbreak is a massive disruption as production work on various shows across the globe is shut. Ted Sarandos was quizzed about how the streaming service plans to keep delivering new content to its users.

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Netflix has launched a $100 million relief fund for members of the creative community put out of work by the spread of coronavirus. “Almost all television and film production has now ceased globally—leaving hundreds of thousands of crew and cast without jobs,” Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s chief content officer, said in a statement.

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Netflix's content chief Ted Sarandos on Sunday morning joined anchor Brian Stelter on CNN's Reliable Sources, where he said that while the novel coronavirus has caused a "massive disruption" for production, he doesn't see any issues in delivering Netflix content over the next few months. Stelter asked Sarandos how the pandemic has ultimately impacted companies such as Netflix and its rivals.

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"Netflix is fortunate to be able to help those hardest hit in our industry through this challenging time"