Pete Distad, a veteran of each Apple and Hulu, has been employed to be CEO an upcoming Disney/Warner Brothers Discovery/Fox sports activities streaming service, in line with The Hollywood Reporter.
Distad most just lately labored at Apple, the place he led enterprise, operations and world distribution for Video, Sports activities and Apple TV+. Earlier than Apple he labored at Hulu, the place he labored on the unique launch crew and ultimately rose to senior vp of promoting and distribution.
“That is an unbelievable alternative to construct and develop a differentiated product that can serve passionate sports activities followers within the US outdoors of the standard pay TV bundle,” Distad mentioned in a press release. “I’m excited to have the ability to pull collectively the industry-leading sports activities content material portfolios from these three firms to ship a brand new best-in-class service.”
Distad left Apple in Might 2023. He oversaw the enterprise and operations facet of the Apple TV app and the TV+ streaming service. His division negotiated offers with Main League Soccer and Main League Baseball and turned the Apple TV set-top field right into a hub for video content material — each from inside and out of doors the corporate.
Following Distad’s departure, Apple government Jim DeLorenzo will take the lead of Apple’s sports activities enterprise crew. He’s been on the tech large since June 2020.
