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Netflix’s top commissioners in Canada have said “the last thing we want to do is come here and upend the market.” Speaking at Banff, Danielle Woodrow, who sits under Head of Scripted Series Peter Friedlander, said the team is “looking locally at budget norms as our guideposts.” The team will, however, be flexible with…

Netflix Head of Global TV Bela Bajaria has stressed a “back to basics” response to the tricky past few months, as she questions “Are we the underdog now?” and says “this is a good place to be.” Delivering a keynote at Banff, Bajaria shrugged off the need for a “radical change in our business” given a rocky period of…

Back as an in-person gathering in the Canadian Rockies after a pandemic induced absence of two years, the Banff World Media Festival is bringing in some heavy hitters this summer. Netflix's head of Global TV Bela Bajaria and Participant CEO David Linde have been set as Summit Series keynote speakers at the June 12-15…

Gold House, the nonprofit collective of Asian and Pacific Islander founders, creative voices and leaders, has unveiled its annual A100 List, honoring the most impactful Asians and Asian American & Pacific Islanders in culture. Vice President Kamala Harris, newly minted multiple Oscar winner Chloé Zhao and Shang-Chi and…

In advance of International Women’s Day on March 8, Netflix Head of Global TV Bela Bajaria announced that the first $5 million of a recently announced Creative Equity Fund will go towards programs that help to nurture, develop and uplift women in the entertainment industry globally. The fund dedicates $20 million…

Netflix’s two top film and TV executives said the streaming service still has plenty of room for progress with diversity, but predicted results in 2020 will likely show improvement over 2019 when all of the numbers are tallied. “I think we are definitely going to improve,” TV chief Bela Bajaria said. “If you think…

USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative released a study today examining the diversity of Netflix’s original content. If anything the study could be summarized by Dr. Stacy L. Smith who said in a video: “Inclusion happens when women are given the keys to the kingdom.” “I rarely have anything positive to say,” said Dr…

Netflix has countered accusations that it disproportionately cancels more shows than other networks and platforms by revealing data around the percentage of shows that it renews. The streamer's Global Head of TV Bela Bajaria revealed that it has a program renewal rate of around 67% – something that she said was in…

EXCLUSIVE: Bela Bajaria, Netflix’s newly-crowned head of global TV, has underlined the streamer’s commitment to British content in some of her first remarks after being elevated to her new role last month. Bajaria oversees Netflix’s vast slate of original series from across the world and, after setting her top team on…

A month and a half after being elevated to Head of Global TV at Netflix, Bela Bajaria has reorganized the streamer’s U.S. TV operation with an increased focus on tentpole shows and getting the most from mega overall deals. The realignment also enhances the portfolios of some executives on her international bench. The…

Netflix has seen a number of top content execs including Cindy Holland, Channing Dungey and Jane Wiseman leave over the past few weeks – a move addressed by co-CEO Ted Sarandos on the streamer's third quarter financial results call Tuesday. Sarandos, who moved up to the co-CEO role, having previously been chief…

It’s an end of an era at Netflix as Cindy Holland, who led the streamer’s foray into original programming and helped turn the DVD-by-mail company into an original series powerhouse, will be leaving. A month and a half after longtime Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos was named co-CEO, he is shaking up the…