Overview
- Zasowski will oversee global distribution and monetization for Disney+, Hulu and ESPN, as well as ABC’s linear assets, broadcast affiliations and content licensing.
- He will have direct oversight of distribution-related business operations and licensing across North America, EMEA, LATAM and APAC.
- Zasowski will report jointly to Disney Entertainment co-chairs Alan Bergman and Dana Walden and to ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro.
- Sean Breen’s remit expands from North America to include sales leadership across EMEA, LATAM and APAC.
- The leadership moves follow a run of carriage battles involving Charter, DirecTV and YouTube TV, Justin Connolly’s exit to YouTube, a 15-day YouTube TV blackout and a lawsuit that was later settled.