Disney Taps Angela Jain As Head of Content, Disney+ EMEA
After an eight-month search, The Walt Disney Company has found its new content chief in Europe.
Today, the company announced that Angela Jain had been hired as Disney+’s first head of content for EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa).
In her new role, Jain will essentially replace Liam Keelan, who stepped down as SVP of Original Content for EMEA last October.
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However, because of Disney’s reorganization efforts, Jain’s new role will be more senior, as Disney has elevated international content heads up the corporate hierarchy.
“The newly created role comes on the heels of Disney’s recent earnings call, where the company emphasized the importance of international markets and its investment in local originals that complement its global slate as key pillars for growing its streaming business,” Disney said. “Across Europe, Disney+ will increase its local originals output over the next four years, further expanding the breadth and quality of the content offering.”
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Jain Will Leave Her Position at ITV Studios
To take the job at Disney, Jain will leave her current position as director of unscripted at ITV Studios. In this capacity, she oversaw 11 production labels and also delivered the hit reality shows Love Island and I’m a Celebrity… Let Me Out of Here!
At Disney, she will report to Eric Schrier, president of Disney Television Studios and Global Original Television Strategy.
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“Angela’s appointment to lead original content in EMEA is an essential piece of our ambitious plan to grow our local slate for Disney,” Schrier said. “Her expertise and experience will help build on our recent success and elevate our storytelling, bringing customers more local stories that complement our incomparable movies and shows from our global studios.”
Jain will assume her position at Disney this September.
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