These powerful ladies are pulling in box office billions, running the streamers, sealing innovative deals and charting the future of an industry in flux. Meet THR's 2019 WomenInEntertainment Power 100:
Salke was the subject of much envy in September when she signed Phoebe Waller-Bridge to a three-year deal to develop projects for Amazon's 100 million-plus Prime members. "We had created a real home for her," says Salke of thegave Amazon four of its 15 Emmys in 2019, and Waller-Bridge joins a roster that includes Lena Waithe,series . In film, Salke still is defining her strategy. Amazon spent $47 million on Sundance acquisitions to middling box office returns.
lot in August as the new CEO, she entered a storied studio in massive transition — recently acquired by AT&T, reeling from the resignation of predecessor Kevin Tsujihara amid a sex scandal and readying a streaming service that will determine the company's fate. "My approach is always to first understand why things are happening the way they are," says Sarnoff, whose arrival fortuitously coincided with 's $1 billion box office haul.
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