Edition No. 119 · Mon 19 Oct 2026 · Story 15 of 34

Why Bela Bajaria left Netflix

Variety

Bela Bajaria is out as Netflix's chief content officer, replaced by Peter Rice, as viewing hours grew just 2 percent in the first half.

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  • 2.63Interest score6 of 34 in this edition
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  • 1.50On this siteWhat it touches: places, clubs, leagues
  • 1.75MovementRunning: in 5 of the last 7 editions

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