By Greg Hazley
Jonathan Friedland, senior VP of global corporate communications for Disney and a former Wall Street Journal bureau chief, is moving to Netflix as VP of global corporate communications for the video content service.
The hire comes as Netflix reported Wednesday that it surpassed 20 million subscribers. It has been working with media giants like Disney to ink deals for content streaming. Netflix reached a $150-$200M one-year agreement with Disney in December to stream ABC network and cable channel content to Netflix subscribers.
Steve Swasey is Netflix’s VP/comms., reporting to Friedland.
Friedland moved to Disney in 2006 as VP after co-founding a chain of Spanish-language newspapers. That came after stints as Los Angeles and Mexico City bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal. Earlier, he wrote for the Far Eastern Economic Review and Institutional Investor.
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