– USA, GA – PlayOn! Sports, a leading high school media and technology company, today announced the appointment of Michael Paull and Heather Friedland to its Board of Directors.
About Michael Paull
Michael Paull has more than 20 years of experience in product development, technology, media, and content distribution. As the President of Direct Consumer for Disney Entertainment, he oversaw Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+, and Star+ globally. In this role, he led strategic initiatives in marketing, product, technology, data science, and business operations for the streaming services, along with programming and content curation.
Michael Paull joined The Walt Disney Company in 2017 with the acquisition of BAMTECH Media, where he served as CEO. Before joining BAMTECH, he was VP of Digital Video at Amazon, where he ran Prime Video Channels worldwide and was responsible for its global content, product, technology, operations, and marketing. Before Amazon, he led Sony Music’s digital business worldwide and held other senior leadership positions with Sony Pictures Entertainment, FOX Entertainment Group, and Time Warner.
About Heather Friedland
Heather Friedland has more than two decades of experience in product management and is currently responsible for evolving the Ancestry product experience to be more collaborative and social in helping families discover and craft their stories together.
Before joining Ancestry, she was the CPO and SVP at Glassdoor, where she led the product, design, international, and customer care and moderation teams through a period of rapid growth that culminated in the $1.2B acquisition of Glassdoor by Recruit Holdings. Friedland joined Glassdoor from eBay, where she served as VP of Local and Seller Experience. Before eBay, she held a variety of product and leadership roles at Microsoft.
About PlayOn! Sports
The future of high school athletics and activities is powered by PlayOn! Sports. Through the NFHS Network, GoFan, rSchoolToday, and VNN, the PlayOn! team elevates the event experience for schools and fans across streaming, digital ticketing, scheduling, and sports marketing.
For more information: https://www.playonsports.com/
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