Disney will continue to be a collaborator to ‘help sustain’ the UK industry, having revealed it has spent PS3.5bn on local production in the last five years.
In a keynote speech at the Deloitte and Enders Media & Telecoms 2024 and Beyond Conference this morning, EMEA president Jan Koeppen noted the US giant is “ambitious to keep growing” but that it would be in conjunction with its industry peers.
“There is no denying the fact that Disney is a large, global business. We’ve been in business for a long time, and we plan to continue doing so. But we also recognize that we are part of a larger ecosystem in the UK and each market in which we operate. We believe that by working together, we can achieve our goals. This includes many of the content producers, broadcasters and distribution platforms that are present today. This includes many of the content producers, broadcasters and distribution platforms that are present today.”
Koeppen also affirmed the company’s “belief in the importance of theatrical distribution”, adding: “Everyone at Disney loves movies, and we love to make them big.”
A presentation at the event revealed that in the past five years, Disney has spent PS3.5bn on UK production, made 29 feature films,41 shows for TV and its flagship streamer in the UK alongside 90 Nat Geo titles. This has supported over 32,000 jobs. Koeppen said that Disney would continue to license programming to other broadcasters including the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and UKTV. He said that it would continue to licence programming to other broadcasters, including the BBC ITV Channel 4 and UKTV.
