
Paramount has hired James Waller to serve as senior director of content and programming strategy, kids & family, at Nick UK and Ireland.
Succeeding Kelly Wood in the role, Waller serves as “editorial lead” and is responsible for developing strategies to build up and maintain the Nick brand across Paramount’s portfolio of media, according to a release.
Based in London, he officially starts his new position today and will report to Louise Bucknole, Paramount Global’s GM and VP of kids & family for UK and Ireland.
Waller brings both regional experience and a deep knowledge in kids content, having held a variety of programming and content strategy roles at Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior from 2005 to 2021.
He first joined the House of Mouse in 2005 on the Nordics team before rising up the ranks at Disney Channel UK and Ireland, followed by a six-year stint as director of program planning for Disney XD in the US. In his most recent role, he was a development and distribution consultant for Aussie prodco Cheeky Little Media for six months until January 2023.