Hulu Taps Former Disney Exec as Head of Distribution

LOS ANGELES: Tim Connolly, who for the past seven years has been the VP of digital distribution and new product development for The Walt Disney Company, has become the head of distribution at Hulu.

During his time at Disney, Connolly led the company's digital product distribution efforts across TV properties such as ESPN, ABC Family, ABC and Disney Channel. He was also helping to further the company's TV Everywhere and VOD strategy.

Mike Hopkins, the CEO of Hulu, commented: "A big part of realizing Hulu’s objectives is our platform strategy—our goal is to be everywhere, on every device where our users want to watch TV. Roughly half of our 5 million Hulu Plus subscribers are now streaming exclusively on devices, with living room viewing accounting for over half of all content consumption on the service. 

"Finding ways to penetrate new distribution channels is key to our future growth. Tim’s wealth of experience and passion for Hulu will be instrumental as we continue to grow our subscriber base and roll out Hulu Plus across even more devices and with more distribution partners."

He added: "I am excited about the world-class talent we’ve had join the team in these past few weeks. Hulu is attracting the 'best of the best' with the desire to help us build something great. This speaks volumes to the incredible product you all have created and the amazing talent that is already here at Hulu."