Netflix’s CEO talks Apple TV, Amazon, and the NFL

It’s not every day you see a tech executive lightly dunk on their competitors, but this week, Netflix’s co-CEO Ted Sarandos was feeling a little bold. In an interview with Variety, Sarandos touched on the Max versus HBO name change, sized up Prime Video as a competitor, and expressed confusion over Apple TV Plus, a platform he’s about to have a small acting role in on the Seth Rogen series The Studio.

When it comes to Apple TV Plus, Sarandos said he didn’t get the strategy. “I don’t understand it beyond a marketing play...