Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorCould a Netflix board seat be in WarnerMedia chief Jason Kilar’s future?Reed Hastings, Netflix’s co-founder, chairman and co-CEO, posted a public appeal to Kilar to join the streaming giant’s board of directors on Thursday.Kilar, who joined WarnerMedia in May 2020, is widely believed to be looking to leave the company following AT&T’s spinoff of the media conglomerate — to merge with Discovery.
Under the deal, current Discovery chief David Zaslav will helm the newly formed Warner Bros. Discovery. Kilar last month told WarnerMedia employees he expects to stay on into 2022, signaling he plans to exit when the merger closes (expected in mid-2022).A rep for WarnerMedia did not immediately respond to a request for.
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