Pete Distad, the digital entertainment executive with stints at Apple and Hulu, has been named chief executive officer of Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery’s sports streaming joint venture.
Distad, who most recently served as an executive at Apple for a decade following six years at Hulu, will assume oversight of all aspects of the partnership, including overall strategy, distribution, marketing, sales and more.
“This is an incredible opportunity to build and grow a differentiated product that will serve passionate sports fans in the US outside of the traditional pay TV bundle,” Distad said in a statement. “I’m excited to be able to pull together the industry-leading sports content portfolios from these three companies to deliver a new best-in-class service.”
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