Adam Smith becomes chairman of direct-to-consumer, Joe Earley moves to television franchises; streaming operating income was $712 million in the June quarter, and July viewing share ran 14.2% for YouTube against 4.7% for Disney

Adam Smith, chairman of direct-to-consumer at Disney Entertainment, now runs product, engineering, ad tech and data for Disney+ and Hulu. Photo: Disney

Disney named Adam Smith, co-president of direct-to-consumer at Disney Entertainment, as chairman of direct-to-consumer. The announcement came on Sept. 17. Smith takes product, engineering, advertising technology, programming strategy, viewer experience, partnerships and data and analytics for Disney+ and Hulu. Joe Earley, the other co-president, moves to Disney Entertainment Television (DET) as president of franchise and content strategy, reporting to DET chairman Debra OConnell.