The Coming Comp War at Netflix

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 11: (L-R) Netflix Co-Ceo Ted Sarandos, Netflix Film Chairman Scott Stuber, and Netflix Co-Ceo Greg Peters attend the Netflix Oscar Nominee Celebration at Sunset Tower Hotel on March 11, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Netflix) Photo: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Netflix
Matthew Belloni
May 10, 2024

If you ask me, the most interesting hire at Netflix in recent months hasn’t been Dan Lin, the much-heralded producer who now runs the film unit. It was an obscure yet well-regarded executive named Jun Oh, whose move from Skydance Media wasn’t even announced publicly. Oh ran business affairs and international for David Ellison’s company, and when he starts later this month, his title at Netflix will be head of business affairs, film. Pretty standard, but what makes Oh interesting is the mandate given to him, as well as to his B.A. counterparts in the television division: Change the way talent is paid by Netflix.