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05.08.2021 / 17:41

Damian Warner wins gold for Canada in decathlon at Tokyo Olympics

Olympic gold in the decathlon, handily polishing off his competition and setting records in several events along the way.He won with an Olympic record-setting 9,018 points. Kevin Mayer of France, who holds the current world decathlon record, took the silver with 8,726 points.

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New TikTok CEO is Chinese parent company ByteDance CFO Chew

Video app TikTok said Friday that its new CEO is Shouzi Chew, the new CFO of its Chinese parent company, ByteDance.

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25.06.2020 / 19:25

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New Hulu Chief Kelly Campbell on Her "Roller-Coaster" Start

Not long after Randy Freer stepped down as CEO of Hulu, Kelly Campbell got a call from Disney direct-to-consumer and international chairman Kevin Mayer. He wanted the Hulu CMO to vie for the job as the streamer's president.

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New TikTok CEO pledges fight against fake news

Brussels: Chinese video app TikTok's new Chief Executive Kevin Mayer has told EU digital chief Thierry Breton he intends to play an active role fighting disinformation, an EU official said on Tuesday, as Breton pushes tech giants to step up their efforts against fake news.Breton in the last two months has held video conferences with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to promote his campaign against fake news and other issues.TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, allows users to create short videos.

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TikTok owner ByteDance moves to shift power out of China: Report

BEIJING/NEW YORK/WASHINGTON : TikTok's poaching of Disney's Kevin Mayer to be its CEO was just the most visible part of a broader strategy by its Chinese owner to shift its centre of power away from China at a time of rising global tensions, several people familiar with the plans said.

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19.05.2020 / 20:17

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Wall Street Weighs In on Disney's Exec Team Shake-Up

With The Walt Disney Co. naming Rebecca Campbell to succeed newly named TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer as chair of its direct-to-consumer and international business unit, Wall Street analysts on Tuesday chimed in on what his departure and her rise to the key role mean for the Hollywood powerhouse.

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TikTok Shows Desire to Join 'Media Establishment' With CEO Pick: Analyst

With Chinese conglomerate ByteDance's fast-growing social media app TikTok naming Kevin Mayer, the Disney executive who oversaw the launch of streaming service Disney+, its new CEO late Monday, Wall Street analysts weighed in on the appointment and what it means for the broader sector.

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Disney’s Kevin Mayer to Become TikTok CEO

Kevin Mayer, the Disney executive who oversaw the launch of the streaming service Disney+, is leaving his post at the entertainment giant to become CEO of the fast-growing social media app TikTok.Disney veteran Rebecca Campbell will succeed him as chairman of director-to-consumer and international."I am very proud of what our extraordinarily talented direct-to-consumer and international team has accomplished in creating and delivering a world-class portfolio of streaming services, particularly Disney+," Mayer said Monday in a statement.Mayer joins TikTok at a pivotal moment for the app, which is owned by Chinese conglomerate ByteDance.

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Video app TikTok names top Disney streaming exec as new CEO

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Disney+ tops 50 million paid subscribers as Covid-19 lockdown boosts ratings

Disney’s streaming service has amassed over 50 million paid subscribers since it launched in the U.S. in November.

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Disney+ to launch in UK with lower streaming quality due to coronavirus crisis

The streamer joins Netflix in lowering bandwidth to deal with demand

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Coronavirus: Disney+ to launch with worse quality streaming next week due to pandemic

The much anticipated Disney+ streaming service will launch with a less than perfect quality level as demand is expected to be higher than expected as families across Europe tune in while locked up at home amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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22.03.2020 / 06:25

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Disney to Limit Disney+ Streaming Traffic in Europe to Ease Coronavirus-Related Congestion

Disney has announced that will put in place a measure to lower the overall bandwidth utilization of its Disney+ service when it launches in Europe later this month, as thecontinent deals with heavily burdened networks amid the coronavirus pandemic. "In line with Disney’s longstanding commitment to act responsibly, we are responding to the request of European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton to work together to ensure the smooth functioning of the broadband infrastructure," said Kevin Mayer, Disney's chairman direct-to-consumer and international.

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Disney+ cuts launch bandwidth by 25%

Disney’s new streaming service will launch with at least 25% less bandwidth.

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