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Netflix layoffs and restructuring October 2026
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3 DAYS
23 FACTS
3 EVENTS
3 SOURCES
FIRST ENTRY OCT 14
OCT 16 · Day 3
Netflix brings in new executive to run content
“[Rice's] long tenure at Fox, and then Disney after its acquisition of Fox, gives him unique insight into the consolidation of two major studios, relevant if Netflix chooses to go after another studio,”
ALICIA REESE
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OCT 15 · Day 2
Netflix CCO Bela Bajaria leaving, replaced by Peter Rice
Bela Bajaria most recently led Netflix's global content team.
Bela Bajaria had been focused on Netflix's live sports strategy.
Netflix instituted layoffs eliminating approximately 6% of its workforce a day before the announcement.
OCT 14 · Day 1
Netflix announces layoffs of roughly 1,000 employees
These are the steepest job cuts at Netflix since 2022.
In 2022, Netflix cut approximately 450 jobs after losing subscribers for the first time in more than a decade.
Netflix had come close to its own deal with Warner Bros but was outbid by Paramount.