Venu Sports, the joint venture being launch this fall by Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery, announced on Tuesday the executive team under recently appointed CEO Pete Distad.

In addition to the "150 engineers and executives dedicated to building the Venu product," here are the operatives named in Tuesday's press release:

Brian Borkowski, chief marketing officer, will be responsible for marketing, branding and growth strategies. Borkowski previously worked at FanDuel, where he led marketing for the online gambling company. He also held multiple roles at Hulu, including VP of media and acquisition and head of subscriber acquisition. 

Jessica Casano-Antonellis, senior VP and head of communications, will lead all communications facets for Venu Sports. She previously led communications at SiriusXM, while also serving as VP of communications for Disney Plus and Hulu at The Walt Disney Company.

Tim Connolly, chief business officer, will be responsible for steering the strategic initiatives for the upcoming sports streaming platform, including content rights and licensing, distribution and strategic partnerships, business development, subscriber growth and retention strategies. Prior to joining Venu, Connolly also led subscriber growth for Apple TV Plus and MLS Season Pass at Apple, under Distad, and also held senior leadership positions at Hulu and The Walt Disney Company. 

 Amit Dudakia, senior VP and head of product, will lead all facets of product management and design, along with programming and editorial for the service. Dudakia previously held various product leadership roles across Fox Corporation and its portfolio of leading entertainment brands, most recently serving as senior VP of product management for Fox Technology & Digital, where he led the product and design organization for Fox Sports. 

 Skarpi Hedinsson, chief technology officer, will oversee the technology strategy and execution for the sports streaming service, including building out a world-class team of technologists. Prior to joining Venu, Hedinsson was the CTO of the Los Angeles Rams and led the team responsible for the vision, design and implementation of technology throughout Hollywood Park, which includes SoFi Stadium, one of the country’s most technologically advanced stadiums. 

 David Hillman, chief legal officer, will lead all legal matters for Venu Sports. Prior to joining Venu, Hillmanwas a key member of the corporate legal executive management team at Paramount Global, where he most recently served as executive VP and general counsel for CBS Sports, CBS News and Stations and Broadcast Operations. 

 Gautam Ranji, chief financial officer, will oversee all aspects of the financial operations for the sports venture. Prior to joining Venu, Ranji served as CFO and treasurer for Sphere Entertainment, where he led all finance functions and was part of the management team which launched the Sphere in Las Vegas. Previously, Ranji held senior leadership positions at CBS, where he oversaw strategic planning and business development, and co-led the merger integration following the combination of Viacom and CBS (now Paramount Global). 

 Judy Schwab, senior VP and head of people, will oversee all aspects of Venu Sports’ People strategy and operations, including workforce planning, organizational effectiveness, talent acquisition, talent management and development, and total rewards, as well as the company's diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Prior to joining Venu, she served as an HR leader within Apple’s Services division.  

Former Hulu and Quibi dealmaker Tim Connolly has joined Apple, as the technology company tries to integrate more third-party streaming services into its Apple TV app ecosystem.

The news was first reported by the Telegraph, which said it looked up Connolly’s LinkedIn profile and noticed he’s working for Apple’s “video business.” 

Connolly doesn’t go into specifics on his role. But he was charged with forming partnerships at Hulu, which he departed in 2018 amid a reorg. He had a similar role at Quibi, which he left in the summer of 2019 under similar reorganizational circumstances. 

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Apple is looking to grow usage of Apple TV app as its main attraction, 10-month-old SVOD service Apple TV Plus, looks for traction. The flagship streaming service is based almost entirely on original shows, which have been tough to make amid the pandemic-hindered production environment. 

Last month, Apple announced a bundling deal that made ViacomCBS services CBS All Access and Showtime available in the “more channels” section of the Apple TV app. Those who bundled the $9.99 services, along with the $4.99 Apple TV Plus service, could get 52% off the signup price. 

Hulu has reached a deal to make HBO and Cinemax available to Hulu’s live and on-demand subscribers as premium add-ons.

HBO and Cinemax are owned by Time Warner, which bought a stake in Hulu last year.

Hulu subscribers will be able to buy HBO for $14.99 a month and Cinemax for $9.99 a month. The deal comes just before the July 16 premiere of season seven of HBO’s big hit Game of Thrones.

“By combining HBO’s iconic programming with our world class user experience and deep content offering, Hulu is giving viewers easy and highly personalized access to the very best of television,” said Tim Connolly, senior vice president and head of distribution and partnerships at Hulu. “With this important new partnership, fans can now watch Game of Thrones live every Sunday, binge watch all six seasons of The Sopranos or catch up on Westworld alongside our live TV, sports, classic TV shows and Hulu originals – all without ever having to leave the Hulu app.”

AT&T’s DirecTV Now is offering HBO free for an introductory period. HBO also offers its own over-the-top service, HBO Now, directly to subscribers.

“Hulu has been a pioneer in the television streaming business, building a robust user base by offering top-tier programming from a variety of networks,” said Sofia Chang, HBO executive vice president, worldwide digital distribution and home entertainment. “We see them as the perfect partner to help us fulfill our promise to HBO fans, bringing our unparalleled programming to audiences in the most sophisticated, convenient and innovative ways.”

East and West Coast live feeds of HBO and Cinemax will be available to Hulu viewers on supported devices.

Subscribers who purchase the HBO add-on through Hulu will also gain access to HBO Now through their Hulu account. In the coming weeks additional live channels HBO 2, HBO Family, HBO Latino, HBO Comedy, HBO Signature HD, HBO Zone, MoreMAX HD, ActionMAX HD, ThrillerMAX HD, MovieMAX HD, 5StarMAX HD and OuterMAX HD will become available to Hulu viewers within the add-ons, the company said.