Disney Names Adam Smith Director-to-Consumer Chairman, Joe Earley Shifts to TV Franchise and Content Strategy Chief

8 publications, in the order they reported. The story spread over 21 hours 37 minutes. Words in highlight are ones the first headline did not use. All top stories · On NewsMarkets

Publications over time

Publications in order of reporting
#	Time (UTC)	After the first	Publication	Headline
1	2026-09-17 21:00	first	Variety	Disney Names Adam Smith Director-to-Consumer Chairman, Joe Earley Shifts to TV Franchise and Content Strategy Chief by Jennifer Maas
2	2026-09-17 21:00	+under a minute	The Hollywood Reporter	Disney Names New Streaming Boss In Major Shake Up of Direct-to-Consumer Division by Alex Weprin
3	2026-09-17 21:00	+under a minute	Deadline	Adam Smith To Lead Disney’s Direct-to-Consumer As Chairman, Joe Earley Becomes President Of Television Franchise & Content Strategy by Nellie Andreeva
4	2026-09-18 16:14	+19 hours 14 minutes	CNBC	Disney names CTO for the first time as media giant expands tech push
5	2026-09-18 17:19	+20 hours 19 minutes	Business Insider	Disney has a new tech chief — read the memo from CEO Josh D'Amaro by James Faris
6	2026-09-18 17:59	+21 hours	TechCrunch	Disney’s first CTO led an AI startup it once accused of copying its characters by Lucas Ropek
7	2026-09-18 18:27	+21 hours 27 minutes	The Verge	Disney’s first CTO is Character.AI’s former CEO by Charles Pulliam-Moore
8	2026-09-18 18:36	+21 hours 37 minutes	Engadget	Disney hires ex-CEO of AI company it accused of copyright infringement