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Pete Distad Named CEO of New Sports Streaming Service

15/03/2024

Pete Distad Named CEO of New Sports Streaming Service Former Apple and Hulu Executive to Lead Joint Venture from ESPN, FOX and Warner Bros. Discovery March 15, 2024 Pete Distad, an experienced leader in media, sports and technology, has been named CEO of the new sports streaming service - a joint venture formed by ESPN, FOX and Warner Bros. Discovery. 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.

Distad worked at Apple from 2013-2023, where he was responsible for the business, operations and global distribution for Video, Sports and Apple TV . While there, he launched the new Apple TV in 2015, and later led teams that launched and scaled the Apple TV app, Apple TV , and MLS Season Pass. He originally joined the company to lead product marketing for the Apple TV hardware product.

His Hulu experience (2007-2013) included serving as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Distribution on the executive team. He was part of the original Hulu launch team, overseeing customer acquisition and retention, distribution and marketing.

Prior to Hulu, Distad worked in various technology and management consulting roles, including at McKinsey & Company, Calence (now Insight) and Andersen Consulting (now Accenture).

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. 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.

ESPN, FOX and Warner Bros. Discovery added the following joint statement: Pete is an accomplished innovator and leader who has extensive experience with launching and growing new video services. We are confident he and his team will build an extremely compelling, fan-focused product for our target market.

Upon establishment of the JV, Distad will report to its board of directors, which will include representatives selected by each of the three companies. He will be based at the to-be-established offices of the joint venture in Los Angeles, along with the independent management team he will assemble.

SPORTS STREAMING SERVICE FROM ESPN, FOX AND WBD

The innovative new platform, announced in February, will bring together the companies' portfolios of sports networks and certain of their direct-to-consumer (DTC) sports services - including content from all the major professional sports leagues and college sports. The formation of the pay service is subject to the negotiation of definitive agreements amongst the parties.

The sports streaming offering, scheduled to launch in the fall of 2024, will be made available directly to consumers via a new app. Subscribers would also have the ability to bundle the product, including with Disney , Hulu and/or Max.

The platform would aggregate content to offer fans an extensive, dynamic lineup of sports content, aiming to provide a new and differentiated experience to serve sports fans, particularly those outside of the traditional pay TV bundle.

By subscribing to this focused, all-in-one premier sports service, fans would have access to the linear sports networks including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SECN, ACCN, ESPNEWS, ABC, FOX, FS1, FS2, BTN, TNT, TBS, truTV, as well as ESPN .

More details, including a name, pricing and additional staff, will be announced at a later date.

Media Contacts:

ESPN:

Katina Arnold

katina.arnold@espn.com

1 860.912.6643

FOX:

Brian Nick

brian.nick@fox.com

1 310-369-3545

Warner Bros. Discovery / TNT Sports:

Nate Smeltz

nate.smeltz@wbd.com

1 404.827.4786
LINK: https://www.foxcorporation.com/news/corp-press-releases/2024/pete-dist...
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