Disney Streaming’s new CTO is a former Google exec who worked on the tech behind YouTube

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The Disney Streaming business unit, which includes Disney Plus, Hulu, ESPN Plus, and Star Plus, has a new chief technology officer. Jeremy Doig is a tech industry veteran with decades of experience and has worked for both Microsoft and the BBC. Doig will take over for Joe Inzerillo, who helped build Disney Plus and joined SiriusXM earlier this year, according to Variety.

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He worked on compression tech for audio and video and streaming protocols that are used for YouTube and Chrome, according to a press release announcing the hire. He worked on spatial experiences and had a hand in leading the efforts of the company.

Doig will report to Disney Streaming president Michael Paull, who was just named to that position in January to have global oversight of the company. Jeremy is a visionary that has sat at the forefront of making online video streaming possible in his nearly 30-year career at the intersection of technology and media, and we are thrilled to welcome him to the Disney Streaming leadership team.

Before Disney Plus launched, and before Disney acquired Fox and bought full control of Hulu, the company acquired baseball's tech team, called BAMTech, to put together the platform it relies on. Despite a rocky first day or so for Disney Plus, that investment has paid off with a service that's rapidly spreading to more countries, with features like individual profiles, 4K, and Dolby Vision HDR taken almost for granted.

Disney's new leadership group may look to get Hulu and its other services better aligned, because not all the services use the same technology. It's not until we consider the upcoming launch of an ad-supported version of Disney Plus, as well as any other considerations it may have planned for the future, that we can consider that.