John Ford, GM of NPACT on Netflix: Its Deals, and Impact on the Channels by Peter Hamilton published on 2018-11-06T17:49:30Z My 'pod-versation' with John Ford was recorded before he stepped down in the Summer of '19 as GM of NPACT, the peak association of U.S. factual producers. John is a legendary programming executive, playing an important role in Discovery's exponential early worldwide growth. Now there's a new boom: for online video services led by Netflix and Amazon Prime. John describes how the channels are responding with tougher deal terms. He says that Netflix has a strong commissioning team, and is catching up with its Legal / Business Affairs and other support roles. We discuss the absence of viewing data from the subscription services, and much, much more. Genre Business