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Netflix on Amazon's NFL deal: 'Not a strategy that we think is smart for us' (NFLX, AMZN)

Netflix doesn't think that live sports are a good bet for the company.

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Netflix has said — on many, many, many occasions — that it doesn't want to get into live sports. But still, its executives get asked about it all the time.

And it makes sense!

Netflix has disrupted the TV industry to such a large extent that it's only natural investors might be curious if it would set its sights on sports. This is especially relevant given that rival Amazon has jumped into the sports game by winning the rights to The Wall Street Journal

But Netflix isn't interested. "Investors ask us about Amazon’s move into NFL football," Netflix wrote in a letter to shareholders on Monday. "That is not a strategy that we think is smart for us since we believe we can earn more viewing and satisfaction from spending that money on movies and TV shows." (bolded for emphasis)

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In the letter, Netflix also leaned away from "live TV" by declaring that it didn't see

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