A Conversation with Pete Distad, CEO, Venu Sports
Lunch 12:30 to 1:00 pm
Conversation and Q&A 1:00 to 2:00 pm
The Paley Center for Media, 25 West 52 Street, NYC
Newly minted CEO of the forthcoming Venu Sports streaming service, Pete Distad, will discuss the powerhouse joint venture between ESPN, FOX, and Warner Bros. Discovery that aspires to become a one-stop destination for sports fans to easily discover, watch, and engage with all their favorite leagues, teams, and players. With its streaming rights to all the major professional sports leagues and top college conferences, Distad will discuss their plans for building a best-in-class product.
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Pete Distad, CEO, Venu Sports
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Pete Distad
CEO, Venu Sports
Pete Distad is the CEO of Venu Sports – a joint venture formed by ESPN, FOX and Warner Bros. Discovery. He is responsible for all aspects of the joint venture, including overall strategy, distribution, marketing, sales and more.
Before Venu, Pete 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. Prior to Apple, Pete served as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Distribution on the Hulu executive management team. He was part of the original Hulu launch team, overseeing customer acquisition and retention, distribution and marketing. Pete also worked in various technology and management consulting roles, including at McKinsey & Company, Calence (now Insight) and Andersen Consulting (now Accenture).
