Jennifer Salke to Lead Amazon Studios

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Jennifer Salke has been tapped to lead Amazon Studios, the production arm of the ecommerce giant, Broadcasting & Cable has confirmed.

Salke, who was most recently NBC Entertainment president, will oversee all of Amazon's television and film production.

She succeeds Roy Price in the role. Price left the company last year amid accusations of sexual harassment.

While at NBC, Salke shepherded shows including This Is Us, The Good Place and Superstore.  


Warm welcome to Jennifer Salke as our new Head of Amazon Studios! It has been an honor and privilege to have served as interim head to a great team. Looking forward to this team's awesome future! https://t.co/l368YMLji8 via @thr

— Albert Cheng (@albert_cheng) February 9, 2018

Jessika Walsten
Jessika Walsten

Jessika is an analyst for TVREV and Fabric Media. She previously served in various roles at Broadcasting + Cable, Multichannel News and NextTV, working with the brands since 2013. A graduate of USC Annenberg, Jessika has edited and reported on a variety of subjects in the media and entertainment space, including profiles on industry leaders and breaking news.