Netflix Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria exits, with Peter Rice to replace her amid layoffs

Puck reports Netflix Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria is leaving and, citing two sources, says former Disney and Fox executive Peter Rice will replace her. The Los Angeles Times reports Netflix subsequently announced the change. On October 15, Puck reported Netflix had laid off about 1,000 employees that week; film chief Dan Lin was expected to be fired, but that decision would be Rice's.