Netflix Content Chief Bela Bajaria Looks Post-Strikes, Touts “So Many Amazing Things” In Pipeline Ready To Come Out Once Work Stoppage Is Over
deadline.comNetflix chief content officer Bela Bajaria struck an upbeat tone about Hollywood’s labor situation Thursday, saying the difficulties of recent months would eventually give way to the satisfaction of making stuff again.
As it was when she “lived through” the 2007-2008 WGA strike, there is a rush when peace is declared, Bajaria said. While there was no word of a deal as of Thursday evening, even the prospect of it was tantalizing, she suggested. “There are so many amazing things that are stalled, and that haven’t come out yet.
They’re cutting or they’re in post,” the exec said during a panel at the Fast Company Innovation Festival in New York. “The part that I’m excited about is, once you start with a green light and you’re in production, and then it pauses, you’re like, ‘Oh my God, I’m so excited to get this name, and people will see it.’ ” As with the previous strike, she added, “The thing that holds true is that when there’s incredible momentum and creativity and excitement to get back and create and make all these things.” Earlier in the panel, she emphasized, “This is not the outcome that we wanted as a company.
None of the companies in the AMPTP wanted this outcome. It has been a really great hardship on everyone, when you think about how many people a strike touches.
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