Overview
- Zameczkowski is appointed senior vice president and general manager, direct-to-consumer for Asia Pacific, reporting to APAC president Luke Kang and Joe Earley, president of direct-to-consumer at Disney Entertainment.
- He arrives from Netflix after nine years as APAC vice president, regional co-head and head of partnerships, with earlier leadership roles at YouTube and Warner Bros. International Television.
- Disney says his remit is to drive further growth and development of its streaming business across the region.
- Recent regional moves include adding ESPN within Disney+ in Australia and New Zealand and releasing successful originals from Japan, Korea and Australia such as Gannibal, Moving, Nine Puzzles and The Artful Dodger.
- Disney highlights additional APAC originals set to premiere soon, including Tempest, The Murky Stream, The Manipulated, Made in Korea, Cat’s Eye, Wandance and Disney Twisted Wonderland: The Animation.