- Variety reports that three Amazon Studios (NASDAQ:AMZN) execs have left to join Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL).
- Head of Amazon kids programming Tara Sorensen and international development exec Carina Walker will take on comparable roles at Apple.
- Business affairs chief Tara Pietri will lead Apple’s legal affairs division.
- Sorensen will report to chief content officers Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht, who came to Apple from Sony. Walker will report to Morgan Wandell, another Amazon alum who joined Apple in October.
- The hires come as Apple focuses on a billion-dollar push into original content.
- Previously: Apple plans $1B original content investment; Taiwan blackout didn't impact suppliers (Aug. 16)
- Previously: Apple hires more Sony execs in original programming bid (Sept. 7)
- Previously: wSJ: Apple signs deal with Spielberg, NBC to bring back "Amazing Stories" (Oct. 10)
- Previously: Variety: Apple hires Amazon Studio's international development head (Oct. 20)
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