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Masters of Scale · May 17, 2022 · 38m

Amplify the Untapped Audience

Reed Hastings discusses Netflix's international expansion and the bet on non-English content. Squid Game, Money Heist, and Dark proved that great stories transcend language. Hoffman explores how serving underserved audiences can become a scaling strategy.

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Hollywood maintained the narrative that international content couldn't find American audiences — even as anime, K-pop, and Bollywood built massive global followings. The false narrative persisted because it was convenient for the existing power structure.

Highlights

The biggest growth opportunities are in audiences that incumbents are ignoring
Netflix's bet on Korean, Spanish, and German content was dismissed by Hollywood as niche. Squid Game became the most-watched show in Netflix history. The lesson: the audiences that incumbents ignore are often the largest untapped markets.
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