Netflix launches India storytelling skills initiative with IICT and NFDC

Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos met Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the streamer unveiled a multi-phase India Storytelling Initiative focused on VFX, media workflows and accessibility-skills development with IICT and NFDC.

— Filed Wed, 5 Aug, 2026, 22:10 IST · Source The Hindu BusinessLine · Updated

Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and launched a multi-phase India Storytelling Initiative, partnering with IICT and NFDC to build skills in VFX, media workflows and accessibility services for India’s creative talent pipeline.

Why this matters

The initiative extends Netflix's India growth push, following recent signals on local content, live events and a future ad tier.

Retail-company signals are accelerating, up 164133% QoQ.