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Peter White Television EditorDisney+ content chief Agnes Chu is leaving the Mouse House to head up Condé Nast Entertainment’s video push.Chu, who was SVP, content for the nascent streamer, is set to become president of the publishing company’s studio and distribution division.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorTiktok CEO Kevin Mayer said Wednesday the company will do what it takes to ensure TikTok’s availability and success as pressure builds to ban the hugely popular Chinese-owned app in the U.S., and as a report circulated that some American investment firms have suggested taking a majority stake.“We are willing to take all necessary steps to ensure the long-term availability and success of TikTok.

Also Read: We Need to Talk About Kevin Mayer: What Disney Exec's Move to TikTok Means for Booming Social PlatformTikTok has surged in the last year, routinely sitting at or near the top of Apple’s App Store and the Google Play app store.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterPopular social media platform TikTok will exit Hong Kong imminently following the introduction of China’s new national security law in the semi-autonomous territory.Though the platform was founded in China by developer ByteDance, the app, which is now run by former Disney exec Kevin Mayer, is only available outside of the Middle Kingdom.

Not long after Randy Freer stepped down as CEO of Hulu, Kelly Campbell got a call from Disney direct-to-consumer and international chairman Kevin Mayer. He wanted the Hulu CMO to vie for the job as the streamer's president.

The Walt Disney Co. keeps reworking its organizational structure following the departure of Kevin Mayer and elevations of Rebecca Campbell and Josh D'Amaro.

To outsiders, Disneyland Resort president Rebecca Campbell was a surprise choice to succeed Kevin Mayer as chairman of Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International.

With The Walt Disney Co. naming Rebecca Campbell to succeed newly named TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer as chair of its direct-to-consumer and international business unit, Wall Street analysts on Tuesday chimed in on what his departure and her rise to the key role mean for the Hollywood powerhouse.

With Chinese conglomerate ByteDance's fast-growing social media app TikTok naming Kevin Mayer, the Disney executive who oversaw the launch of streaming service Disney+, its new CEO late Monday, Wall Street analysts weighed in on the appointment and what it means for the broader sector.

Kevin Mayer, the Disney executive who oversaw the launch of the streaming service Disney+, is leaving his post at the entertainment giant to become CEO of the fast-growing social media app TikTok.Disney veteran Rebecca Campbell will succeed him as chairman of director-to-consumer and international."I am very proud of what our extraordinarily talented direct-to-consumer and international team has accomplished in creating and delivering a world-class portfolio of streaming services, particularly

Disneyland President Rebecca Campbell Takes Over Direct-to-Consumer and International Division

By Jill Goldsmith

By Jill Goldsmith

Disney’s streaming service has achieved 50 million paid subscribers around the world within five months of launching, the entertainment giant has said.

By Jill Goldsmith

The streamer joins Netflix in lowering bandwidth to deal with demand

Disney’s new streaming service will launch with at least 25% less bandwidth.

By Bruce Haring

Hulu CEO Randy Freer is set to depart as the head of the streaming service.