Joe Earley has been named president, Direct-to-Consumer, Disney Entertainment, efficient instantly, it was introduced at this time by Alan Bergman and Dana Walden, co-chairmen, Disney Entertainment. Earley, who most not too long ago served as president of Hulu, will lead Disney Entertainment’s streaming efforts together with Disney+ and Hulu, reporting to Bergman and Walden. Earley succeeds Michael Paull, who’s leaving the corporate after six years.

In his new function, Earley will work carefully with content material groups across the firm to proceed to broaden the corporate’s streaming efforts and drive impactful and resonant programming and engagement choices throughout Disney+ and Hulu. In addition, he’ll proceed main Hulu till a successor is recognized.

“Joe has proven himself to be an extraordinary asset and is uniquely positioned for this role as we guide Disney’s streaming strategy into the future,” Bergman and Walden stated. “His vast industry experience and deep understanding of what sets our prestigious portfolio of brands apart will be essential as we build on our robust direct-to-consumer efforts. Joe is a talented, passionate leader, committed to creative excellence, and we look forward to partnering with him in this next chapter.”

“Helping launch Disney+ was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and Hulu has been inspiring and rewarding,” stated Earley. “I’m incredibly grateful to Dana and Alan for their confidence and the opportunity to lead both of these incredible teams during this time of transformation across the streaming landscape.”

Earley joined Disney in January 2019 to supervise Disney+ advertising and operations within the leadup to its vastly profitable November launch that 12 months, including accountability for content material curation in 2021 because the service expanded to dozens of markets worldwide. He was named president of Hulu in January 2022.

Earley beforehand served as president of The Jackal Group, main its tv, movie, industrial theater, and digital divisions, together with productions starting from Tidying Up with Marie Kondo to the MGM animated function movie The Addams Family. He served as a Fox government for over 20 years, together with as chief working officer for Fox Television Group, the place he immediately oversaw advertising and communications, digital, analysis, expertise relations, scheduling, and viewers technique at Fox Broadcasting Company, and teamed with twentieth Century Fox Television’s growth, manufacturing, enterprise affairs, advertising, and finance leads on strategic initiatives, along with overseeing its publicity and expertise relations. Having joined Fox in 1994 as a senior publicist, he rose by way of the ranks at Fox Broadcasting to develop into president of Marketing & Communications after which its COO. Earley started his leisure profession in manufacturing and growth with producer Gale Anne Hurd and spent a number of years in Media Relations at HBO earlier than shifting to Fox.

A member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and the Producers Guild of America, Earley holds a B.A. in mass communications from UCLA.