Hulu has poached a top executive at Fox as its new CEO and is closing in on $1 billion in revenues for this year, according to reports.
Bloomberg and Reuters report that Mike Hopkins will take over as chief executive of the company, replacing Andy Forssell, who has served the interim CEO since March. Forssell had replaced Jason Kilar, who served as CEO since 2007. Hulu reps could not be reached for comment
As head of distribution at Fox, Hopkins oversaw the collection of programming fees from broadcast affiliates and pay TV systems. He was also responsible for obtaining distribution for Fox Sports 1, according to Bloomberg Read more...
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