Jennifer Salke

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  • Title
    Head of Amazon Studios
  • Affiliation
    Amazon
  • Age
    57
  • 2020 Rank
    New

Everything is bigger at Amazon, and Salke’s domain is no exception: She’s reportedly working with a whopping $8 billion content budget. Salke green-lit 56 local originals in 11 countries in 2020, up from 26 the year before, with plans for more than 100 originals this year. Over 175 million Prime members have streamed Amazon content in the past 12 months, with streaming hours up more than 70% year over year.

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