Two years after landing at DAZN, Jamie Horowitz is on the move.
WWE announced on Monday morning that the former ESPN and Fox Sports executive was stepping into the ring as the company’s executive vice president for development and digital. According to Deadline, he’s taking the position effective immediately.
Horowitz will oversee WWE’s original content, which includes scripted and unscripted programs for digital and social media. Such content, such as documentaries, figures to be even more important with WWE Network moving over to Peacock and needing additional programming to build around its premium events and archived matches.
WWE has revealed three new additions to its senior leadership team.
It was announced on Tuesday that Jamie Horowitz has joined WWE as Executive Vice President, Development & Digital. Samira Shah has been hired as WWE s General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, while Matt Drew joins WWE in the role of Senior Vice President, International.
Horowitz most recently held the position of Executive Vice President, Global Content at DAZN. He oversaw DAZN s original programming, social content, and editorial strategy. At WWE, he will oversee much of WWE’s original content including scripted and unscripted programs for digital and social media and will be responsible for WWE Studios.
WWE taps DAZN’s Jamie Horowitz to oversee original content for digital, social DAZN executive Jamie Horowitz is joining WWE to oversee original content, including unscripted and scripted, for digital and social media.
The wrestling media and entertainment company also tapped Matt Drew formerly . June 1, 2021
DAZN executive Jamie Horowitz is joining WWE to oversee original content, including unscripted and scripted, for digital and social media.
The wrestling media and entertainment company also tapped Matt Drew formerly DAZN’s EVP of rights acquisition as senior vice president, international, and Samira Shah as general counsel and corporate secretary.
As executive vice president, development and digital, Horowitz will be responsible for WWE Studios in Los Angeles.
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WWE announced the hiring of Jamie Horowitz as its new executive vice president of development and digital Tuesday.
Horowitz previously served as the executive vice president of global content with DAZN streaming service, which is a position he held since 2018.
Before joining DAZN, Horowitz worked at ESPN where he played a role in the development of the
First Take debate show, which initially starred Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless before Bayless made the move to Fox Sports.
The hiring of Horowitz comes amid WWE making sweeping changes to its digital team in an attempt to consolidate the departments.