The upheaval of Peter Rice’s appointment and Bela Bajaria’s ouster as chief content officer sets off speculation about the streaming giant’s next moves
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Peter Rice, top left, Bela Bajaria, Dan Lin and Jinny Howe Getty It started with a dinner.
Peter Rice and Ynon Kreiz met for a meal in late September, days before Kreiz surprised the industry by jumping from the CEO job at Mattel to become co-chief executive of Skydance with David Ellison.
The report of the Kreiz-Rice meeting came in the New York Post’s Page Six after Kreiz’s role at Skydance was announced. That set off speculation that he was recruiting Rice for a big role at the enlarged studio. It turns out Kreiz had been trying to persuade Rice to take a board seat at Barbie’s house.
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