Reed Hastings on New Book, Netflix’s Future — and Why He Fired His Last CFO

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentReed Midem CEO Paul Zilk is stepping down from the company that organizes several prominent global entertainment industry markets such as Mipcom, MipTV and the Midem music mart.Michel Filzi, who is currently president and CEO of Reed sister company Reed Expositions France, will step into Zilk’s role. He will take over from Zilk on Oct.

This is NOT a good look for the royals.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVMore Warner Bros. TV-produced series are getting back in production with COVID safety protocols amid the pandemic.The studio’s CBS drama All Rise started filming Season 2 on the Warner Bros.

Wendy Williams doesn’t have faith in Hollywood’s hottest rumored romance between Brad Pitt and German model Nicole Poturalski. The talk show host, 56, predicted that the pair won’t make it past the new year during her “Hot Topics” segment on her Wednesday morning show. Wendy even noted that Nicole resembles Brad’s ex-wife, Angelina Jolie — like many fans have already stated.

London Fashion Week, which starts on Friday, has suffered a dramatic reduction in its live offering, with no big audiences, celebrity front row, nor the vivid street-style scenes that makes the week one of London’s most compelling cultural events. What a time then to be chairman of the British Fashion Council.

London Fashion Week, which starts on Friday, has suffered a dramatic reduction in its live offering, with no big audiences, celebrity front row, nor the vivid street-style scenes that makes the week one of London’s most compelling cultural events. What a time then to be chairman of the British Fashion Council.

J.K. Rowling is facing new accusations of transphobia thanks to one of the characters in her upcoming book, Troubled Blood, set for release on Sept 15.

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coronavirus cases in England were doubling every seven to eight days at the beginning of September.

Peter Bart Editor-At-LargeThe memoirs and random ruminations of corporate leaders rarely find their way into the public conversation, but rules change when Netflix is involved. Tuesday marked the publication day of Reed Hastings’ book in which the co-CEO warned that no company employee at any level should assume job security.

Talk to Netflix co-CEO Reed Hastings for more than a few minutes and he’s bound to bring up Disney. Hastings has got the entertainment giant in his line of sight as he plots Netflix’s ascendance to the top of the Hollywood food chain.

recent criticism of TV cop shows (a genre he called a “staple” of the medium) in the wake of renewed Black Lives Matter protests this year when asked about what kinds of programming he’s looking for at FX in the months and years to come.“I’m the oldest person in our development group and I really rely on and need the sensibilities and the point of view of the younger generation,” Landgraf said.

Kirstie Alley weighed in on The Academy’s new inclusion eligibility rules for the Oscars’ best picture category — and it’s safe to say she’s not impressed.The Cheers alum, 69, took to Twitter on Tuesday, September 8, to express her dissatisfaction with the new requirements. “This is a disgrace to artists everywhere … can you imagine telling Picasso what had to be in his f–king paintings,” she wrote in a since-deleted tweet. “You people have lost your minds.

High street department store giant Debenhams could be forced to permanently close some of its biggest stores if the government does not slash tax bills in the following months.Debenhams currently has 124 stores in the UK, but that number could reduce by up to 40 following what has been described as a 'torrid' year.The chain has already closed 22 stores this year - including one in Altrincham.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorIn his new book, No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention, Reed Hastings describes himself as a “math wonk” with a “lack of showbiz knowledge.”Even so, the book doesn’t lean too heavily on engineering or MBA talk. Instead, to make its theoretical points, it uses an abundance of Hollywood-flavored anecdotes, drawn from 200-plus interviews with current and former staffers that were conducted by co-author Erin Meyer.

Strict new lockdown measures have been introduced in Bolton as the number of coronavirus cases in the town continues to spike.