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Hwei Loke has been upped to the role of head for ANZ, while Mark Shopiro has been named the new Prime Video head in Canada. Source: Amazon Prime Video Reveals New Heads for Australia and Canada
But the pay-TV giant’s top goal remains serving core African audiences, with nine of the 10 most watched shows on streamer Showmax now being local and ‘House of the Dragon’ the big exception. Source: African Content Ready for “Global Moment”: MultiChoice … Continued
Anne Mensah, Netflix’s U.K. VP of content, is one of the streamer’s most senior U.K. executives, overseeing scripted, unscripted, film and acquisitions. “Any content that comes out of the U.K. slate I look after in some way,” she explains before … Continued
The conglomerate’s programming from the Paris games reached a cumulative 215 million viewers in Europe with more than 7 billion minutes streamed. “Paris 2024 has exceeded all expectations.” Source: Warner Bros. Discovery Olympics Coverage Hits Streaming Records
Netflix and Amazon account for the majority of streaming content orders while producing much of their content overseas. With more international orders and fewer titles being made overall, Hollywood production looks unlikely to rebound. The shift of content dollars to … Continued
Indian streaming series such as Netflix’s “Heeramandi,” Prime Video’s “Mirzapur” or Disney+ Hotstar’s “Bad Cop,” could soon be more influential than Bollywood. India’s massive population and its embrace of multiple forms of video streaming are having far-reaching implications for the … Continued