# Alisa Bowen Exits as Disney+ President to Become CEO of Disney-Controlled Fubo TV Streamer

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/alisa-bowen-exits-as-disney-president-to-become-ceo-of-disney-controlled-fubo-tv-streamer/
- Published: 2026-07-10T14:39:43+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-11T04:14:47+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/alisa-bowen-ceo-fubo-disney-plus-1236806015/
- Topics: Business, Companies, Entertainment, Government, Politics, TV

## Key points

- Alisa Bowen leaves Disney+ presidency to run Disney-controlled Fubo.
- She replaces co-founder David Gandler, who also exits the board.
- Disney owns 70% of Fubo after the Hulu + Live TV merger.

## Summary

Alisa Bowen is stepping down as president of Disney+, a role she has held since September 2022, to become chief executive of Fubo, the internet TV streaming service in which Disney holds a majority stake. Fubo's board appointed her effective 10 July, and she succeeds co-founder David Gandler, who led the company for more than a decade and is also leaving its board. The move underscores Disney's tightening grip on Fubo and the reshaping of its wider streaming operations following a major consolidation.

The change follows the closure last autumn of a deal merging Disney's Hulu + Live TV operations with Fubo, leaving Disney with a 70% stake in the combined company. Disney is not expected to name a direct replacement for Bowen at Disney+, as its streaming business is now run by co-presidents Joe Earley and Adam Smith across Disney+ and Hulu. Bowen, who has spent nearly a decade at Disney and previously worked at News Corp, Dow Jones and Thomson Reuters, said she would sharpen Fubo's strategy across sports, news and entertainment; Fubo chairman Andy Bird, a former Walt Disney International chairman, praised her track record on subscriber growth and profitability.

## Coverage

- [Variety: Alisa Bowen Exits as Disney+ President to Become CEO of Disney-Controlled Fubo TV Streamer](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/alisa-bowen-ceo-fubo-disney-plus-1236806015/)
- [The Hollywood Reporter: Disney+ President Alisa Bowen Exits to Join Fubo as CEO](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/fubo-alisa-bowen-new-ceo-1236643463/)

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