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Obamas' Netflix deal inked with help from bundler buddy

• http://www.foxnews.com By Alex Pappas

We are incredibly proud they have chosen to make Netflix the home for their formidable storytelling abilities," Sarandos said in a news release.

What Sarandos didn't mention: He and his wife have long been donors and friends to the Obamas, having raised more than a half-million dollars as bundlers for the president's campaign in 2012. His wife, Nicole Avant, also was appointed by Obama as ambassador to the Bahamas, serving from 2009 to 2011.

Netflix confirmed to Fox News on Tuesday that Sarandos himself was directly involved in brokering the Obama deal.

"Ted Sarandos is our chief content officer so of course he was engaged in bringing Higher Ground Productions to Netflix," a company spokesman told Fox News.


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