Pete Distad, who previously worked at Apple (AAPL) and was responsible for the business, operations and global distribution for Video, Sports and Apple TV+, has been named CEO of the new sports streaming service, a joint venture formed by Disney’s (DIS) ESPN, Fox (FOXA) and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), Fox announced. 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 joint venture, including overall strategy, distribution, marketing, sales and more, Fox stated.
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