FuboTV appointed Disney executive Alisa Bowen as chief executive officer effective July 10, replacing co-founder David Gandler. The move deepens the streaming service's integration with Disney, which owns a 70% stake after merging Hulu + Live TV with Fubo last year.
FuboTV appointed Disney executive Alisa Bowen as chief executive officer effective July 10, replacing co-founder David Gandler after more than a decade, as the streaming service deepens its integration with majority owner Disney.
"Following the combination with Hulu + Live TV last year, Fubo has reached a pivotal moment in its strategic evolution, with a compelling pay TV platform, strong content portfolio and unique integration in the Disney ecosystem," said Andy Bird, chairman of Fubo's board, the former chairman of Walt Disney International who also previously served as chief executive officer of publisher Pearson.
Bowen, who has served as president of Disney+ since September 2022, was a founding member of Disney's streaming leadership team that built and scaled Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+. Before joining Disney nearly a decade ago, she held leadership roles at News Corp, Dow Jones and Thomson Reuters. Disney owns a 70% stake in Fubo after closing the merger of Hulu + Live TV operations with Fubo last fall, a deal that combined the two companies' live TV streaming businesses.
Gandler, who co-founded FuboTV and led the company as chief executive officer for more than a decade, is also leaving the Fubo board. His departure marks the end of an era for the streaming service that began as a soccer-focused platform before expanding into a broader pay-TV provider competing with traditional cable and satellite operators.
The change comes as Fubo uses Disney's content and distribution network to compete with larger rivals including YouTube TV and Comcast's Xfinity. It remains unclear whether Disney will appoint a direct replacement for Bowen at Disney+, where Joe Earley now oversees both Disney+ and Hulu as president of direct-to-consumer at Disney Entertainment, alongside Adam Smith, chief product and technology officer for Disney Entertainment and ESPN.
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