With the “Rings” rendition delivered by her team, in addition to the massive growth of Amazon Studios operations since her arrival, Salke has proven herself in the eyes of Amazon’s top boss. It’s no secret that Jeff Bezos, founder and executive chairman of Amazon, is a longtime lover of tales of Middle-earth. Part of Salke’s tough assignment with “Rings of Power” comes with enormous scrutiny on the project from “LOTR” devotees around the world, including one close to home for Amazonians. 18 as part of the annual Mipcom content market and conference that runs Oct. and 20th Century Fox Television, and as an instrumental player in the turnaround at NBC a decade ago.įor these achievements, Salke and Amazon Studios have been named the 2022 recipient of the Variety Vanguard Award, recognizing contributions to the global television industry and presented by Variety and Mipcom. It was a mission that tapped all the skills she’s honed over the years as a top creative executive at Aaron Spelling Prods.
FUTURE FIGHT NEVER SPENT MONEY SERIES
She inherited the Elendil-sized task of shepherding the series from idea to fruition. That came about three months before Salke left her role as president of NBC Entertainment to take the reins of Amazon Studios. The company committed to an unprecedented five seasons (or 50 hours) of production as part of the jaw-dropping $250 million rights deal struck with the Tolkien estate in November 2017. But Amazon Studios is playing the long game with its Tolkien investment. The successful maiden voyage of “Rings of Power,” which focuses on stories from the Second Age period of the beloved “LOTR” mythos from author J.R.R. It was just a very culturally defining moment for the global company.”įor Salke, it’s one season down, four to go. “Pictures were being sent around to everybody. “They were up all night long,” Salke says. Salke’s nerves were soothed, though, as she saw photos and videos flying around Amazon’s internal messaging channels with scenes of parties and Champagne corks popping as the war rooms monitored the surge that most likely did come. The last thing Amazon wanted to see when the launch cycle began, was screeching on social media from “LOTR” fans that the platform had crashed. Salke also kept her eye that night on the numerous war rooms filled with technicians and engineers set up in London, New York, Seattle and sites in India to ensure that the Prime Video streaming had no performance issues as it dealt with what it hoped would be a worldwide deluge of traffic. “It really was a holding of hands across the company.” “There was just this adrenalized excitement that, after four and a half years, we were actually letting people see the show,” Salke says.
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