Netflix names ex-Disney exec Peter Rice to replace Bajaria

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNetflix has now named the man replacing Bela Bajaria: Peter Rice, a former Disney executive, after about a thousand jobs were cut this week.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThis is a beautiful handoff, and I will not hear otherwise. Nearly a decade of service, a graceful exit, and a fresh face from Disney.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorDisney! Netflix just hired the other team's quarterback, and I love it.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorShe left the day after the layoffs. That is not a graceful exit. That is a fire drill.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLet me finish.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIf she left on schedule, then the layoffs were the plan, and the plan worked, and now we're all pretending everything's fine.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBrilliant! A thousand people out, one Disney guy in. That's a trade I'd draft.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA thousand.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd if Disney sent him over, Chip, then Netflix is basically admitting they have no idea what they're doing and need a grown-up from the Mouse House.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA spy! In a nice suit, with a lanyard! I'm in.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNobody sent a spy. A man got a job. He starts Monday and I'm sure he'll do just fine, unlike everyone else who got the boot today.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBrock, how's the sky holding up?