- Netflix CFO David Wells has stepped down (Variety)
- Former Amazon exec Peter Faricy is tapped as Discovery’s first CEO of global direct-to-consumer (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Amazon Studios removes Heather Schuster as head of unscripted after less than a year (Los Angeles Times)
- The Academy has re-elected John Bailey as president (Deadline)

In Other Waters
- Netflix CFO David Wells has stepped down (Variety)
- Former Amazon exec Peter Faricy is tapped as Discovery's first CEO of global direct-to-consumer (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Amazon Studios removes Heather Schuster as head of unscripted after less than a year (Los Angeles Times)
- The Academy has re-elected John Bailey as president (Deadline)
August 20, 2018