{
  "id": 8098955,
  "title": "Adam Smith To Lead Disney’s Direct-to-Consumer As Chairman, Joe Earley Becomes President Of Television Franchise & Content Strategy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/adam-smith-to-lead-disneys-direct-to-consumer-as-chairman-joe-earley",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-17T21:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/09/adam-smith-head-disney-direct-to-consumer-joe-earley-tv-1237106753/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Disney’s President and Chief Creative Officer Dana Walden is streamlining the leadership of the company’s direct-to-consumer operation. Six months after she announced Adam Smith and Joe Earley as Co-Presidents of Direct-to-Consumer, both reporting to her, Smith has been named sole leader as Chairman, Direct-to-Consumer, Disney Entertainment. Earley is moving to Disney Entertainment Television…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}