Kevin Mayer moves from Disney streaming to China’s TikTok
Owned by China’s ByteDance, the popular TikTok app has sparked concerns in Washington about its handling of personal data
19 May 2020 - 18:31
Los Angeles/San Francisco — Walt Disney’s top streaming executive, Kevin Mayer, will leave the entertainment and theme park giant to become the CEO of TikTok, the popular video app owned by China’s ByteDance Technology, the companies said on Monday.
Mayer led the successful launch of the Disney+ streaming service in November, but in February was passed over as Disney’s new CEO...
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