Dear reader,
Sometimes, a single move redraws Hollywood’s power map. That happened this week—and Puck readers were the first to know.
Yesterday, Matt Belloni, author of What I’m Hearing, Puck’s essential entertainment newsletter, broke the news that Bela Bajaria, Netflix’s chief content officer, is leaving the company. Indeed, Bajaria’s exit is a seismic shift for the streamer, which has been struggling to find a new growth story. And yes, Matt also revealed the former Disney and Fox executive who’s taking her place—and what it all signals about Netflix’s ambitions.
In the same newsletter, Matt scooped that Jeff Shell, the former Paramount president, is plotting his comeback after a summer in the severance-pay wilderness following his bizarre departure from Paramount Skydance. According to Matt’s sources, his new venture will feature some very familiar investment partners.
As always, Matt’s readers were ahead of the newscycle. Be the first to know about the next executive shake-up—and access the full story, along with the rest of Matt’s exclusive reporting—by becoming a Puck member today.
