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  "id": 14906640,
  "title": "Peter Rice replaces Bela Bajaria as Netflix content chief amid major layoffs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/peter-rice-replaces-bela-bajaria-as-netflix-content-chief-amid-major",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T08:19:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1568125/peter-rice-replaces-bela-bajaria-as-netflix-content-chief-amid-major-layoffs/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Netflix announced a major executive leadership transition, appointing former Disney executive Peter Rice as its new chief content officer. Rice will officially succeed Bela Bajaria, who is departing the global streaming platform after nearly a decade of service. Effective October twenty-sixth, Rice will oversee Netflix’s comprehensive global content strategy across television series, feature…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}