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Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for The Instigators, Bel-Air and Coup!

Avaline’s anniversary dinner

Avaline wine co-founders Cameron Diaz and Katherine Power hosted an East Hampton dinner on July 26 to celebrate the brand’s four-year anniversary, with support from Reese Witherspoon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Rachel Zoe and Molly Sims.

Gwyneth Paltrow, Cameron Diaz and Reese Witherspoon The Instigators premiere

Matt Damon, Casey Affleck, Hong Chau and Jack Harlow joined director Doug Liman at the New York premiere of their Apple TV+ movie on Wednesday.

Celia D. Costas, Kevin J. Walsh, Chuck MacLean, Casey Affleck, Doug Liman, Luciana Damon, Alison Winter and Matt Damon Alexia Barroso, Isabella Damon, Gia Damon, Matt Damon, Luciana Barroso and Stella Damon Bel-Air Summer BBQ

Peacock hosted a Summer BBQ at the Universal Studios Backlot on Thursday to celebrate...

Netflix has hired Jackie Lee-Joe as its chief marketing officer, the same role she held at BBC Studios since 2015.

“Jackie is a truly original thinker with a wealth of global experience — making her the perfect fit as our next chief marketing officer,” Ted Sarandos, Netflix chief content officer, said in a statement Friday. “I’m excited to work with her in promoting our brand and original programming in new and creative ways to our members all around the world.”

“Netflix is a much loved and respected brand with audiences globally thanks to its rich and varied original programming. I’m thrilled to be joining one of the most creative, dynamic and fearlessly innovative companies in the world,” Lee-Joe added.

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A graduate of the University of Sydney and the University of New South Wales in Australia, Lee-Joe joined the BBC in November 2015 from Skype,...

Jackie Lee-Joe will oversee its estimated $3bn (£2.4bn) marketing budget.

Netflix has tapped up BBC Studios chief marketing officer Jackie Lee-Joe to oversee its estimated $3bn (£2.4bn) marketing budget.

Reporting into Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos, Lee-Joe is the second high-level Bbcs exec announcing plans to leave the producer/distributor in recent weeks.

Bbcs Americas chief Ann Sarnoff revealed she was moving to Warner Bros to become chair and chief executive, replacing Kevin Tsujihara.

Group chief operating officer Anna Mallett is also departing imminently to head up ITN Productions, a move announced last December.

According to the Financial Times,...

After a four-month search, Netflix has found its next Cmo: Jackie Lee-Joe, the former chief marketing officer of BBC Studios.

Lee-Joe succeeds Kelly Bennett, who announced his retirement from the company earlier this year. She will start at Netflix in September and will be based in Los Angeles.

Netflix’s pick of Lee-Joe, an Australian national who has worked Down Under and in the U.K., reflects the multinational profile of the company. It’s growing subscribers far more rapidly in international markets than in the U.S. Most Netflix members are now overseas, with 88.6 million paid subs internationally versus 60.2 million domestically as of the end of Q1 2019.

Also worth noting: Lee-Joe’s hire brings another female exec to the Netflix C-suite, alongside chief talent officer Jessica Neal and comms chief Rachel Whetstone.

“Jackie is a truly original thinker with a wealth of global experience — making her the perfect fit...

Netflix has named Jackie Lee-Joe, the former marketing head of BBC Studios, as its new chief marketing officer, the company announced Friday.

Lee-Joe will take on the new position in September, based in Los Angeles. She succeeds Kelly Bennett, who announced his retirement from Netflix earlier this year.

Lee-Joe has been chief marketing officer at BBC Studios since 2015. She joined the company from Skype, where she was global director for audience, entertainment marketing and broadcast media. A graduate of the University of Sydney and the University of New South Wales, Lee-Joe also worked for the likes of Virgin Mobile ...

Netflix chief Reed Hastings is being handsomely rewarded for calling the shots at the streaming giant.

His compensation package, which is largely in the form of stock options, climbed 48% in 2018 to $36.1 million. That’s up from $24.4 million in the previous year. Hastings’ salary is a relatively modest $700,000, but his stock options are valued at a whooping $35.4 million, according to public filings.

Although Hastings is amply compensated for his work, it pales in comparison to what some media executives earn. Discovery chief David Zaslav enjoyed a compensation package valued at $129.5 million in 2018, while Disney head Bob Iger’s compensation package was valued at $65.6 million.

Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos, the executive behind “Stranger Things,” “The Crown,” and other programming also saw his compensation package increase in value. His total haul climbed 32% to $29.6 million. Sarandos’ take-home pay is much higher than Hastings’, topping out at $12 million in salary. He also earned $17.6 million in options,...

Netflix revealed today in its first quarter earnings report that it has recorded its highest quarterly paid net adds in its history with 9.6 million new subscribers.

Despite the healthy Q1 results, the stock down over 4% in after hours trading on a historic trading day. A lot of that comes from the billions in debt Netflix is carrying and the lower than estimated guidance for Q2 and going forward.

Coming after a recent price hike and with looming competition, the Q1 results were well above the 8.9 million net additional paid subscribers that the Svod service had projected itself earlier. All of which means that Netflix has 148.9 million subscribers overall. The growth breaks down as 1.74 million new subs in the Us and 7.86 million internationally.

That exceeds the 8.9 million net additional paid subscribers around the world, reaching 148.2 million overall, that Netflix itself had projected. That would be an 8% gain over the same quarter...

On a day where a large part of the Fox marketing department was wiped out in the aftermath of the Disney merger, a group of marketing chiefs from other studios and streamers sat down at the Variety Entertainment Marketing Summit presented by Deloitte “to discuss the issues shaping the feature marketing landscape today, including the theatrical distribution vs. Netflix Oscars debate.

“It’s an Academy issue, they need to figure out how they want to define what a feature film is…they need to be crystal clear on how they’re evaluating it,” said Michelle Hooper, Marketing Evp at Fox Searchlight. “For me I feel like it needs to be a level playing field, they need to define is it a four-week theatrical window, and they need to report box office, regardless of the spending. It just needs to be defined and all of us need to be playing in the same sand box.

Netflix global marketing chief Stephen Bruno has exited his post for MGM, where he has been named chief marketing officer. His departure follows that of Netflix Cmo Kelly Bennett and marks a major shake-up for the streaming giant.

Bruno had been with the streamer since 2014, and is known as an innovator. He joins MGM to advise on both its film and television ambitions. He’ll work closely with MGM chief operating officer Chris Brearton, as well as MGM Worldwide TV Group chairman Mark Burnett — in addition to MGM Motion Picture Group chairman Jon Glickman and TV executive director Nancy Tellem.

“He has been at the forefront of developing disruptive marketing executions in traditional and emerging media spaces across the globe,” Brearton and Burnett said in a joint statement.

At Netflix, Bruno executed campaigns for a broad range of original series, including “Stranger Things,” “13 Reasons Why,” “Orange Is the New Black,...

Netflix announced on Monday that it has hired former Stx Entertainment exec David Kosse to lead the streamer’s international team as the new vice president of international film.

Kosse, who will report directly to Netflix’s head of film Scott Stuber, will lead a team out of Netflix’s London offices.

In this newly created position, Kosse will oversee all of international film production and acquisitions with a focus on making and acquiring significant non-English language films that can travel around the world.

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“By making international content available globally on such a large scale, Netflix is shattering cultural boundaries in a way no other company has. And, what a team to do it with — I’m thrilled to work with Scott again and to work with the incredible team he has assembled,” Kosse said in a statement. “Together,...

Netflix said Thursday that chief marketing officer Kelly Bennett is exiting the post he has had since 2012. He has been a key cog in the growth of original programming at the streaming giant, which went from 26 million subscribers at the time of his hire to more than 139 million worldwide now.

The company said Bennett will remain in a transitional period until a new Cmo is found.

“Kelly Bennett has been absolutely transformational for us as we expanded our member base in the Us and globally, and particularly as we transitioned into being a leader in original series and films,” Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said in a release announcing the change. “He has been a source of inspiration both inside Netflix and in presenting our brand to the world, and we are thankful for his enormous contributions.”

Bennett was a digital marketing executive at Warner Bros when Hastings brought him in...

Netflix announced on Thursday that chief marketing officer Kelly Bennett has decided to leave the company.

“Kelly Bennett has been absolutely transformational for us as we expanded our member base in the Us and globally, and particularly as we transitioned into being a leader in original series and films,” Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said in a statement. “He has been a source of inspiration both inside Netflix and in presenting our brand to the world, and we are thankful for his enormous contributions.”

Bennett joined Netflix in 2012 and has led the company’s marketing efforts as it grew from 26 million to more than 139 million paid members around the world. He’s been instrumental in helping to mold Netflix into the streaming giant that it is today, and pioneered the company’s campaigning approach to the launch of its original content.

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Netflix on Thursday announced that Kelly Bennett, its chief marketing officer, is stepping down from his post after seven years with the streaming giant. Bennett joined Netflix in 2012 and led the company's marketing efforts as it grew from 26 million paid members to more than 139 million globally.

Bennett, 46, will stay in his role for a transitional period until a new Cmo is named. The news comes a day after the company's international head (and eight-year Netflix vet) Erik Barmack exited the streamer to start his own production company, with vp content Bela Bajaria taking over his ...

Netflix on Thursday announced that Kelly Bennett, its chief marketing officer, is stepping down from his post after seven years with the streaming giant. Bennett joined Netflix in 2012 and led the company's marketing efforts as it grew from 26 million paid members to more than 139 million globally.

Bennett, 46, will stay in his role for a transitional period until a new Cmo is named. The news comes a day after the company's international head (and eight-year Netflix vet) Erik Barmack exited the streamer to start his own production company, with vp content Bela Bajaria taking over his ...

Netflix has named Christie Fleischer to the newly created position of global head of consumer products, where she’ll oversee retail and licensee partnerships, publishing, interactive games, merchandising and experiential events.

Fleischer will lead a team focused on developing the consumer products portfolio across all categories for Netflix original series and films, drawing from more than a decade of experience in retail and consumer products as an executive withThe Walt Disney Co.

“She has helped to build some of the world’s most beloved brands and we’re thrilled that she will join us to give our fans more opportunities to interact with Netflix in new and exciting ways,” said Chief Marketing Officer Kelly Bennett in a statement.

At Disney, Fleischer was most recently the head of merchandise for parks, experiences and consumer products. In her role, she lead a global business focused on product strategy, product development, creative, sourcing,...

Netflix programming head Ted Sarandos wants to win Oscars. Netflix does fine in the nominations department, this year adding to their short and feature documentary Oscar nominations a record 112 Emmy nods (beating HBO); in 2018, it received four Oscar narrative nominations for Dee Rees’ “Mudbound.” Needless say, global streamer Netflix isn’t in the theatrical business (any theater bookings to date have been to please filmmakers), but Oscar contention adds enormous heft to any title. It’s all about luring more top talent to the service, which reaches 130 million subscribers in over 190 countries around the world.

On Wednesday, Netflix saw the New York Film Festival embrace Alfonso Cuaron’s 70 mm black-and-white Mexican drama “Roma” as its October 5 Centerpiece Gala (after presumably debuting at Venice). Perhaps even more important to the company’s Oscar future was the news that heavyweight Oscar strategist Lisa Taback would be joining the staff as vice president of talent relations,...