Apple reportedly hires Hulu exec to negotiate future media deals

Stefan Mileschin · 3rd July 2013, 08:37

If you believe past rumors, Apple has sometimes had difficulty getting the media industry to agree with its vision of the future. Its solution may be to hire from the industry itself -- Bloomberg claims that Apple has recruited Hulu's Senior VP of Marketing and Distribution, Pete Distad, to negotiate future media deals. Neither company is commenting on the rumor, although the executive may not be immediately necessary: Bloomberg simultaneously believes that Apple is near an agreement that would bring Time Warner Cable subscribers and services to Apple TV within "a few months." Whether or not that deal happens, we suspect that Distad could at least help realize Tim Cook's grand vision for TV.

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3rd July 2013, 08:37	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,462	Apple reportedly hires Hulu exec to negotiate future media deals If you believe past rumors, Apple has sometimes had difficulty getting the media industry to agree with its vision of the future. Its solution may be to hire from the industry itself -- Bloomberg claims that Apple has recruited Hulu's Senior VP of Marketing and Distribution, Pete Distad, to negotiate future media deals. Neither company is commenting on the rumor, although the executive may not be immediately necessary: Bloomberg simultaneously believes that Apple is near an agreement that would bring Time Warner Cable subscribers and services to Apple TV within "a few months." Whether or not that deal happens, we suspect that Distad could at least help realize Tim Cook's grand vision for TV. http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/02/a... ign=Engadget

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