Netflix chief admits it's 'not humanly possible' to watch everything on the streaming service
Captain Obvious, reporting for duty
Captain Obvious, reporting for duty
Captain Obvious, reporting for duty
Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos has admitted it's "not humanly possible" to watch everything on the streaming service.
At a party for Netflix's annual Emmy campaign, Sarandos conceded that it's no longer possible for him to watch everything that makes its way onto the streaming service.
Instead, he relies on his team who he credits for helping him oversee Netflix as it expands exponentially.
"I have an amazing team," he told .
"And more than that, an amazing team that's super empowered, that can make those decisions. There was a time when I got to watch every cut and read every draft, and I don't even think — it's not humanly possible anymore."
Sarandos' comments come after the Netflix CEO apologized for the streaming service's decision to pull out of the Cannes Film Festival.
Reed Hastings said he regretted the decision to pull out of the festival, following the reinforcement of a rule that bans films without theatrical distribution in France from competing, admitting that "sometimes we make mistakes."
The decision followed a whole load of drama last year when two of its movies – "Okja" and "The Meyerowitz Stories" – were nearly pulled from the competition.
It also comes after recent research claiming that only 20 percent of Netflix viewing in the U.S. is of the streaming service's original TV shows or movies – and 42 percent of Netflix subscribers in the States watch mostly licensed content, not originals.