Renee Jacobs

Renee Jacobs is Head of Content Strategy at MultiChoice, where she leads the strategic direction of the company’s content portfolio across pay television in South Africa.  Renee has more than three decades of experience across the media industry, having worked in television, radio, publishing, audience research and content strategy. Over the course of her career, she has held roles at organisations including MultiChoice, the SABC, Turner Broadcasting, Kagiso Media, Media24 and Nielsen, developing expertise in audience insights, scheduling, content planning and platform strategy.  At MultiChoice, Renee has worked across a broad range of content initiatives, including channel strategy, content packaging and the evolution of video-on-demand services. Her background in audience research gives her a distinctive perspective on how content businesses can balance audience demand, commercial sustainability and the continued growth of local storytelling.