Apple TV+ has hired former Disney exec Ricky Strauss as its new head of marketing, reports Deadline.
Strauss spent more than nine years at Disney, most recently as president of content and marketing for Disney+, where he spearheaded the launch of that service and was president of programming for Hulu and Disney+.
Deadline says that, in his new role, Strauss will lead consumer marketing campaigns, creative advertising, media and promotions across original series and films for Apple TV+, the service led by Heads of Worldwide Video Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht. Strauss will be part of Apple’s Marketing Communications team under VP Tor Myhren and is based in Culver City, where he will work closely with the heads of programming and head of publicity and awards, among other teams.
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