Amazon hires two Hollywood veterans

Robert LeCompte Jul 6, 2025

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>Amazon hires two Hollywood veterans</h1>
                <h2><p>As part of its ever-growing film and television department, Amazon has hired two Hollywood veterans for leading roles in the company's development of original content. Albert Cheng, former digital chief at Disney/ABC's Television Group, has been hired as the new COO of Amazon Studios and</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/robert-lecompte-crosscut-com/">Robert LeCompte</a></p> 
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            <p>As part of its ever-growing film and television department, Amazon has hired two Hollywood veterans for leading roles in the company's development of original content. Albert Cheng, former digital chief at Disney/ABC's Television Group, has been hired as the new COO of Amazon Studios and Bob Berney, who served as CEO of film distributor Picturehouse, will head the studios' film distribution and marketing, reports <a href="http://www.geekwire.com/2015/amazon-hires-two-hollywood-bigwigs-for-original-programming-push/?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">GeekWire</a>. Given Amazon's plans to release a dozen or so movies a year, the company will need all the industry experience it can get.</p>
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As part of its ever-growing film and television department, Amazon has hired two Hollywood veterans for leading roles in the company's development of original content. Albert Cheng, former digital chief at Disney/ABC's Television Group, has been hired as the new COO of Amazon Studios and Bob Berney, who served as CEO of film distributor Picturehouse, will head the studios' film distribution and marketing, reports GeekWire. Given Amazon's plans to release a dozen or so movies a year, the company will need all the industry experience it can get.

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By Robert LeCompte

Robert LeCompte is an editorial intern at Crosscut. He studies communications and film at The Evergreen State College where he recently transferred from Maryland. When not working, he can usually be f