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Ukonwa Ojo, who arrived at Amazon Studios and Prime Video close to two years ago as Chief Marketing Officer, is exiting.

The reception to Eddie Murphy’s Coming 2 America on Amazon Prime Video last year provided Amazon marketing chief Ukonwa Ojo’s point when she said today at Cannes Lions: “It’s not possible to reach diverse audiences without diversity.”

Master, Black Monday and Girls Trip star Regina Hall has revealed how honing her acting and writing skills helped her overcome a period when the roles she landed felt “stagnant and didn’t show my range.”

EXCLUSIVE: Casey Benesch, a former Netflix executive who helped build up the streaming giant’s stature in comedy, is moving to rival Prime Video to head up comedy marketing.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorIn a world awash in marketing messages and entertainment options, spurring consumers to check out new movie titles at the multiplex is no easy task. And that was before pandemic conditions made everything about going to a theater that much more complicated.“Now there’s an extra step,” said Michael Moses, chief marketing officer for Universal Pictures.

wcinkala pmc-editorial-managerVariety is pleased to announce that Dakota Johnson, Hulu President Joe Earley and Prime Video and Amazon Studios Global Chief Marketing Officer Ukonwa Ojo are among the speakers participating at the Variety Entertainment Marketing Summit, presented by Deloitte, on May 24 in Hollywood. Johnson will be joined by partner Katie O’Connell to discuss their strategy on building their production company TeaTime Pictures. Current projects in which Johnson stars and produces include upcoming film releases “Cha Cha Real Smooth” and “Am I OK?”Earley will be featured in a keynote conversation focusing on his leadership vision for Hulu.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAmazon hired advertising creative veteran Remy Merriex, most recently at Facebook, as the newest member of the Prime Video marketing team.Ukonwa Ojo, chief marketing officer of Prime Video and Amazon Studios, announced that Merriex will join Prime Video’s marketing team as global executive creative director. In the new role, he will oversee development of global creative campaigns across the Prime Video brand, content and originals marketing.

We first told you about Netflix and Warner Bros. marketing executive Christian Davin’s arrival at Amazon Studios a little more than a year ago, and now he is leaving, Deadline has confirmed.

As Amazon continues its sports push, Nike vet Marc Patrick is joining the tech power to lead live sports marketing.

Ethan Shanfeld “People just wanted an escape from all the traumatic issues that were happening in the world,” said Ukonwa Ojo, chief marketing officer at Amazon Studios and Prime Video.

Amazon Studios has hired a new executive to spearhead the marketing of big franchises like its forthcoming The Lord of the Rings series. Greg Coleman joins the streamer as global head of franchise marketing, where he will oversee the team dedicated to getting the word out about fantasy and sci-fi originals films and TV series.

Also Read: Amazon's 'Jack Reacher' Finds Its Jack ReacherBelow is Hopkins’ full memo announcing the new hire.Hello Team -I’m writing today to share some news. One of the world’s leading marketing executives, Ukonwa Ojo, is joining the Amazon team as Chief Marketing Officer, Prime Video and Amazon Studios.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorSeasoned marketer and corporate executive Ukonwa Ojo has joined Amazon as Chief Marketing Officer for Prime Video and Amazon Studios.The former M∙A∙C Cosmetics and Coty CMO will be responsible for leading global brand and originals marketing, reporting to Mike Hopkins, SVP of Prime Video and Amazon Studios.In a memo to staff (read it in full below), Hopkins said Andy Donkin will shift from his current position as head of global marketing for the video operation to a new,