Why Producer Ted Hope Lasted as Long as He Did at Amazon Studios
The independent producer maneuvered inside the massive Silicon Valley company for five years.
The independent producer maneuvered inside the massive Silicon Valley company for five years.
Apple TV+ beat Netflix in this round of the streaming wars, but Amazon Studios is this week’s real winner thanks to hard-won experience.
During the studio’s TCA 2019 executive session, Amazon Studios outlined a future of blockbuster programming while shuttering more distinct visions.
These are troubled times for Amazon Studios and its leader, Jennifer Salke, but the struggles do not belong to them alone.
His decision comes as his contract ends — but Amazon Studios now operates in a world that’s very different than it was four years ago.
TCA: Amazon’s Jennifer Salke said the studio could’ve built a direct-to-service release option into some deals made at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
Amazon Studios boss Jennifer Salke is promoting the three-year veteran to oversee a bigger-budget slate.
TCA: New Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke and her lieutenants meet the press for the first time in her new job.
Sanders, who spent 20 years at the Peacock, will be paired with TV co-head Albert Cheng.
COO Albert Cheng will now also serve as co-head of TV, with his new partner to be named soon. Also: Sharon Tal Yguado resumes her focus on genre, as new department heads are named.
Salke fills the void left by the departure of Roy Price, who exited Amazon last fall following sexual harassment allegations.
For rumored frontrunners like Jennifer Salke and Nancy Dubuc, a list of burning questions to consider as Amazon scouts for a new studio chief.