FOX is launching a streaming service led by former Apple TV+ veteran

Among major TV networks in the US, FOX is the only player that doesn’t yet offer a direct-to-consumer streaming service along the lines of Paramount+ (CBS), Peacock (NBC), and Disney+ (ABC). But that’s changing later this year, and the company has just announced its new streamer’s leader. Pete Distad named CEO of new FOX streaming product FOX recently announced it would launch a “direct-to-consumer subscription streaming product [that] will seek to extend the reach of FOX News, FOX Sports and the FOX broadcast network outside of the traditional cable bundle.” Now, the CEO of that currently-unnamed streamer has been named as Pete Distad, formerly at Apple, Hulu, and briefly Venu Sports. From the company’s announcement: “I’m excited to bring FOX’s leading sports, news, and entertainment content to audiences outside the traditional pay TV bundle for the first time via an all-new streaming platform,” said Distad. “Working closely with our content, distribution, and platform partners, ... Read full article.