New Delhi, 06 August (H.S.): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Netflix Co-Chief Executive Officer Ted Sarandos as Netflix marked 10 years of operations in India. During the meeting, the two discussed the immense potential of India's media and entertainment sector and the country's growing role as a global hub for content creation.

Sharing photographs from the meeting on X late Wednesday night, Prime Minister Modi expressed delight over the interaction and highlighted India's rich storytelling heritage and creative talent.

It was a pleasure meeting Ted Sarandos. We discussed the immense potential of India's media and entertainment sector. India has a rich storytelling tradition and an extraordinary pool of creative talent. By harnessing these strengths, we can further strengthen the country's position as a global hub for content creation, the Prime Minister wrote.

The Prime Minister also shared a post by Netflix India, which stated, Celebrating 10 years of Netflix in India! It was an honour for our Co-CEO Ted Sarandos to meet the Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. They discussed their shared vision of taking India's media and entertainment industry to the global stage.

Netflix India also announced the launch of the Netflix India Storytelling Initiative as part of its efforts to strengthen the country's creative ecosystem.

According to the company, the initiative will support the next generation of Indian creative talent through skilling and education partnerships with the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT) and the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC). The platform aims to nurture emerging storytellers and equip them with the skills needed to contribute to India's rapidly expanding media and entertainment industry.

The meeting comes as Netflix celebrates a decade in India and reinforces its commitment to investing in Indian storytelling and creative talent while expanding the country's presence in the global entertainment landscape.

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