Leah Hooper Rosa leads WBD’s streaming business in Europe, Middle East, and Africa where she is responsible for the operations and growth of HBO Max in the company’s biggest international streaming market.

Following a comprehensive European wide rollout of the new service, HBO Max is now available in over 30 countries across the continent including major economies Spain, France, Poland, Turkey, Sweden, Netherlands and across Central and Eastern Europe. Further HBO Max launches are planned for the EMEA region including in three of Europe’s biggest economies Germany, Italy and the UK in 2026. 

The globalisation of HBO Max is well under way with WBD’s streaming service now available in nearly 100 markets worldwide. HBO Max has over 122 million global subscribers after adding 22.6 million in just 12 months with international markets powering its growth and Europe its fastest growing region.   

Hooper Rosa joined Discovery in 2015 where she worked on business development including digital revenue growth and scaling of Dplay, its first streaming product, in the Nordics. She rose quickly through the ranks to become SVP Global DTC Strategy and played a leadership role in the launches of discovery+ in regions including India, Europe, and the U.S. 

Previously Hooper Rosa was at Foxtel in Australia over a seven-year period, rising to Head of Strategy, Content where she developed the company’s content strategy and investment portfolio. Leah began her career as a Researcher for Seven Network and the Australia Broadcasting Corporation. 

Hooper Rosa has an MBA from the University of Technology Sydney where she also gained a Bachelor of Business and Arts degree in International Studies, Marketing and Italian.