Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the Co-CEO of Netflix, Ted Sarandos in New Delhi. The Prime Minister said in a social media post that India has a rich tradition of storytelling and an extraordinary pool of creative talent, which can be leveraged to strengthen the country’s position as a global hub for content creation. Mr Modi said that they discussed the immense potential of India’s media and entertainment sector. 

 

Meanwhile, Netflix India has said the two leaders discussed their shared vision of taking India’s media and entertainment industry to the global stage. The streaming platform also announced the launch of the Netflix India Storytelling Initiative, an investment aimed at nurturing the next generation of India’s creative talent through skilling and education partnerships with the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT) and the National Film Development Corporation.