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The former Stan executive joins Netflix as Content Director for ANZ, strengthening the streamer’s regional slate as it ramps up investment in local originals.

Based in Sydney, Wilson will be responsible for executing Banijay Rights’ sales strategy across Australia and New Zealand, where she will represent the distributor’s 205,000+ hour catalog.

Previously Head of Commercial Development at ITV Studios Australia, Micah Hewson will work with Sabrina Duguet, EVP Asia-Pacific, and Julie Dowding, SVP Australia & New Zealand, to maximize sales and commercial opportunities across the region.

Disney+ is the stand-out performer over the last year in New Zealand and is now watched by 1.246.000 people in an average four weeks, a stunning increase of 481.000 (+62.8%) from a year ago, according to new data from Roy Morgan.

While 2020 was a challenging year for the NZ market, the year-over-year decline of 9% it experienced is not unprecedented and is more consistent with the average decline of recent years, according to a new Ampere Analysis report.