{
  "id": 15800981,
  "title": "Ted Sarandos Praises Axed Bela Barjaria On Eve Of Peter Rice’s Netflix Debut",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/ted-sarandos-praises-axed-bela-barjaria-on-eve-of-peter-rices-netflix",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-20T21:11:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/netflix-ted-sarandos-bela-barjaria-praise-peter-rice-1237169024/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "During a Q3 earnings call on Tuesday, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos addressed the recent leadership change in the company's content department. Sarandos praised newly hired chief content officer Peter Rice, stating that Rice's reputation for strong talent relations was a primary reason for his appointment to help the streamer navigate a recent slump. Sarandos noted that the industry and creative community have shown an \"overwhelming\" level of excitement regarding Rice joining the company.\n\nSarandos also offered praise for Bela Bajaria, who was replaced as chief content officer five days prior. According to TheWrap, Sarandos thanked Bajaria for her \"incredible contributions\" during her decade at the company, noting she delivered several hits and led teams through content expansions. He also credited her with the work of building an international team to produce local content globally.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Ted Sarandos Explains Why He Chose Peter Rice to Run Netflix’s Content Strategy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/ted-sarandos-explains-why-he-chose-peter-rice-to-run-netflixs-content",
        "published": "2026-10-20T21:04:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Ted Sarandos Praises Axed Bela Bajaria On Eve Of Peter Rice’s Netflix Debut",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/ted-sarandos-praises-axed-bela-bajaria-on-eve-of-peter-rices-netflix",
        "published": "2026-10-20T21:11:31.000Z"
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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."
}