When Netflix lured Larry Tanz from Michael Eisner’s digital studio Vuguru in 2014 to head up its content acquisition in Europe, the streamer’s regional presence was no more than a little townhouse on a canal in Amsterdam.
Seven years and one pandemic later, the exec, who is now VP of Original Series for EMEA, is making shows in 20 different countries, with people on the ground in London, Madrid, Berlin, Rome and Paris to name a few.“It’s just an entire transformation,” says Tanz, speaking via Zoom from a hotel in Paris. “Back then, we weren’t even doing original content outside of the U.S.
and we were just starting our U.S. original content. It’s just been amazing journey.”Indeed, it has. Netflix is now reputed for being a major driving
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