Disney EMEA Boss Reveals UK Production Spend Since Launch Of Disney+

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Disney has spent £3.5B ($4.5B) on production in the UK since the launch of Disney+, EMEA boss Jan Koeppen has revealed. Koeppen, who has been in the role for five years, rolled out a wealth of stats that focused on Disney’s long connection with, and long-term commitment to, the UK, as he addressed the Deloitte and Enders Media and Telecoms 2024 and Beyond Conference in London.

Koeppen saidtentpoles like Deadpool & Wolverine, which are two of 20 Disney films and series to have been produced at Pinewood over the past five years, allows the Mouse House to form deep connections with locals. “Whenever I’m at Pinewood, what makes the biggest impression on me is the scale of the operation, the diversity of skills,” said Koeppen. “We’re talking about thousands of people, all part of the wider ecosystem.

And on every single production, there are trainees getting experience to begin their careers in film and TV. All part of Disney’s long-term commitment to the UK.” Koeppen stressed Disney’s commitment to the UK several times during his keynote and went as far as to say that the U.S.

major has been operating in the UK “longer than most companies here today have been in business,” putting the figure at almost 75 years.