Report: Disney Has Found its New Streaming Service Head

Last Updated on: January 30th, 2018

Posted By: Craig Smith

disney streaming serviceVariety is reporting this afternoon that Disney has identified the person that will head up their new video streaming service. According to the report, former Apple and Samsung exec Kevin Swint has been hired as Senior VP of Disney’s BAMTech Media and will be charged with running the new service, which is set to launch in 2019.

Swint’s tenures at both Samsung and Apple were focused on video content distribution, so running the new service seems like a natural fit for him.

More information about the Kevin Swint hire can be found here.

More information about the new Disney Movie and TV streaming service can be found here.

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I am founder and editor of DisneyNews.us. My passion for all things Disney goes pretty far back to my first trip to Walt Disney World in the mid-80's. I have since returned to the magical place more than 20 times. I started this site when I came to the realization that I spent a significant portion of my day reading articles about Disney and watching Disney content with my 8-year old, so it made sense that I would start sharing some of what I read and see and building a little community around it. Other interests include 80's nostalgia, vintage toys, video games, LEGO, Star Wars and tech gadgets. Other sites include DMR and VideoGamesStats.com.