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Facebook Unscripted Chief Toby Faulkner Moves to Discovery+ (Exclusive)
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Discovery+ is adding to its executive team.
The 3-month-old streaming service has hired Facebook veteran Toby Faulkner as senior vp content. In the new post, he ll focus on partnering with the various network teams at Discovery Inc. on original series for the streamer. He reports to Lisa Holme, group senior vp content and commercial strategy at Discovery. We re thrilled to bring Toby to Discovery+, as his unique skillset will greatly help us scale Discovery+ into the worldwide streaming destination for unscripted content, said Holme. His work as a producer, network executive and leader at a global streaming video platform provides the ideal mix of skills and expertise for this new role.
Facebook’s head of unscripted Toby Faulkner has joined Discovery+ as senior vice president of content.
Faulkner (pictured) will focus on partnering with all the network teams on Discovery+ Originals. He joins Discovery+ content leadership on Lisa Holme‘s team: Igal Svet for documentaries, Tom Lofthouse for multi-platform content, and Tatiana Olsak for acquisitions and international/co-productions.
Faulkner joins the streamer April 28 and will be based in Los Angeles, reporting to Holme, group SVP of content and commercial strategy at Discovery
In his role leading unscripted originals at Facebook, Faulkner launched
Red Table Talk,
Peace of Mind with Taraji, as well as