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Meet the kid from Jervis Bay taking on Netflix

Meet the kid from Jervis Bay taking on Netflix

Mike Sneesby, the kid from Jervis Bay, is taking on global heavyweights Netflix, Disney and Amazon with Australian streaming service Stan.

Stan chief executive Mike Sneesby has played a key role in the Australian streaming environment.  James Brickwood

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Netflix co-chief executive Reed Hastings hates Mike Sneesby. Kind of, but not really.

"I hate him, I hate him," jokes Hastings, also Netflix co-founder, who has caught up with the Stan CEO many times over the past half decade.

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Max MasonSenior courts and crime reporterMax Mason covers insolvency, courts, financial crime, cybercrime and corporate wrongdoing. A Walkley Award winner, Max’s journalism has also received awards from the National Press Club of Australia, the Kennedy Awards and Citibank. Message Max on Signal https://tinyurl.com/MaxMason Connect with Max on Twitter. Email Max at max.mason@afr.com

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