Apple’s original content deal with Oprah Winfrey is one of the few instances where the upcoming video service has been officially referenced so far. Now The Hollywood Reporter says Oprah has tapped a point person to oversee production for the project with Apple — taking talent from Netflix in the process.
From THR:
Prior to joining the Apple project for Oprah, Terry Wood has been working behind-the-scenes on unscripted content and comedies at Netflix. THR also notes that Wood has experience working under Oprah during the 1990s.
“Terry has broad experience across the media industry and an extensive knowledge of what connects to viewers in a meaningful way,” said Winfrey. “I look forward to working with her as we create content for Apple that can impact people around the world.”
THR adds that she worked on the launch of David Letterman’s My Next Guest Needs No Introduction series on Netflix in part during her time at the streaming video company.
She will report directly to Winfrey in her new post — and, as her statement implies, this is not her first time working with the former daytime queen turned media mogul.
Apple announced the partnership with Oprah last year:
Winfrey’s projects will be released as part of a lineup of original content from Apple.
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