The role was made vacant in August when Amazon SVP Jeff Blackburn announced he was taking a sabbatical.
Chairman of Sony Pictures Television and former Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins joined Amazon as its new head of entertainment.
Hopkins will report directly to Jeff Bezos, although it’s not yet clear whether he will join the elite team of Amazon executives the „S-Team.“Mike Hopkins, chairman of Sony Pictures Television and former CEO of Hulu is joining Amazon as its new head of entertainment,According to the Journal, Hopkins will officially join Amazon later this month, where he will oversee Prime video as well as Amazon’s TV and movie studios, and where he will report directly to CEO Jeff Bezos.
„Mike comes to us with over 20 years of industry experience at Fox, Hulu, and Sony. He has an extensive track record as a global business leader in media, film and TV – negotiating landmark content and distribution agreements, running marketing operations, leading product/tech teams, and overseeing production of breakthrough television content,“ the Journal cited his note as saying.
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