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As President, Disney Streaming Services, Michael Paull is responsible for The
Walt Disney Company’s direct-to-consumer video streaming businesses,
including ESPN+, programmed in conjunction with ESPN, and the upcoming
Disney+ streaming service. Additionally, Paull oversees Bamtech Media, a
subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.
Paull joined The Walt Disney Company in 2017 with the acquisition of
BAMTECH, where he served as CEO.
Prior to joining Bamtech, Paull spent five years at Amazon where he ran
Amazon Channels worldwide and was responsible for its global content,
product, technology, operations, and marketing as Vice President, Digital Video.
During his tenure at Amazon, he also oversaw Prime Video and Amazon’s
MICHAEL PAULL TVOD business in the U.S., as well as the development of Prime Music.
Paull has more than 20 years of consumer product development, technology,
President content distribution and acquisition, and media industry experience. Before
Disney Streaming Services
Amazon, he led Sony Music’s digital business worldwide and held other senior
leadership positions with Sony Pictures Entertainment, FOX Entertainment
Group, and Time Warner.
Paull received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and holds a Bachelor
of Science from the University of California.
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