Adam Smith named chairman of Disney's direct-to-consumer division; Joe Earley moves to content role

Disney named Adam Smith chairman of its Direct-to-Consumer division within Disney Entertainment, which oversees Disney+ and Hulu. Joe Earley, who had been a co-president of the business, took a newly created role as president of Disney Entertainment Television franchise and content strategy, reporting to Debra OConnell. Dana Walden announced the changes.

• Adam Smith is chairman of Direct-to-Consumer (Disney+ and Hulu)
• Joe Earley moves to a new role over TV franchise and content strategy
• Smith's remit covers product, engineering, ad technology, programming and data
• Earley reports to Debra OConnell