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Netflix names former Disney executive Rice as new content chief as Bajaria departs

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What happened

Bela Bajaria is leaving Netflix after serving nearly a decade at the streaming platform.

Source

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Highlights Peter Rice appointed as Netflix's chief content officer. Bela Bajaria departs after nearly a decade at Netflix. Netflix lays off 1,000 employees amid engagement concerns. Netflix New Releases: What are the must-watch Netflix releases for the week of October 9-15? Netflix said on Thursday it appointed former Disney executive Peter Rice as chief content officer, succeeding Bela Bajaria, who is leaving after nearly a decade at the streaming platform. Here are more details: Rice will oversee Netflix's content strategy from October 26, including series, films and live events across regions Advt Previously, he served as chairman of Walt Disney Television and chairman of general entertainment at The Walt Disney Company Meanwhile, Bajaria joined Netflix in 2016 and was named chief content officer in January 2023 During her tenure, Netflix released pop-culture hits such as " Bridgerton " and " Squid Game " and expanded live programming through multi-year partnerships with WWE and the NFL Webinar From Prompt to Possibility Explore how AI, creative agents, and Creative Cloud can help turn ideas into impactful work, accelerate iteration, and unlock new possibilities while keeping creators in control. Thu, 29 Oct 2026 Register Now Event The Experience Council Enterprise technology environments are becoming increasingly complex as organisations operate across cloud platforms...

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Event
Executive departure

What this signalsA leader's exit often changes who makes buying decisions.

Person
Bela Bajariachief content officer

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People

  • Bela Bajariachief content officer · Named in the story

Topics and mentions

Job title tags

  • directors
  • management

Extraction

Confidence
95%
Detected
Oct 16, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
leaves

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Company

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  • industriesValue in the API
  • employee_count_lowValue in the API
  • employee_count_highValue in the API
  • revenueValue in the API
  • descriptionValue in the API

Signal

  • signal_nameValue in the API
  • associationValue in the API
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    "url": "https://brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/amp/news/media/netflix-names-former-disney-executive-rice-as-new-content-chief-as-bajaria-departs/134982431",
    "title": "Netflix names former Disney executive Rice as new content chief as Bajaria departs - ET BrandEquity",
    "contact": "Bela Bajaria",
    "excerpt": "Highlights Peter Rice appointed as Netflix's chief content officer. Bela Bajaria departs after nearly a decade at Netflix. Netflix lays off 1,000 employees amid engagement concerns. Netflix New Releases: What are the must-watch Netflix releases for the week of October 9-15? Netflix said on Thursday it appointed former Disney executive Peter Rice as chief content officer, succeeding Bela Bajaria, who is leaving after nearly a decade at the streaming platform. Here are more details: Rice will oversee Netflix's content strategy from October 26, including series, films and live events across regions Advt Previously, he served as chairman of Walt Disney Television and chairman of general entertainment at The Walt Disney Company Meanwhile, Bajaria joined Netflix in 2016 and was named chief content officer in January 2023 During her tenure, Netflix released pop-culture hits such as \" Bridgerton \" and \" Squid Game \" and expanded live programming through multi-year partnerships with WWE and the NFL Webinar From Prompt to Possibility Explore how AI, creative agents, and Creative Cloud can help turn ideas into impactful work, accelerate iteration, and unlock new possibilities while keeping creators in control. Thu, 29 Oct 2026 Register Now Event The Experience Council Enterprise technology environments are becoming increasingly complex as organisations operate across cloud platforms...",
    "summary": "Bela Bajaria is leaving Netflix after serving nearly a decade at the streaming platform.",
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