Tubi Hires Meta’s Mike Bidgoli as Chief Product and Technology Officer (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Tubi hired Mike Bidgoli, a six-year veteran of internet giant Meta, as chief product and technology officer for the Fox-owned free streaming service.

Bidgoli, who reports to CEO Anjali Sud, will be responsible for leading the product and engineering teams overseeing the product experience and innovation strategy for Tubi.

Marios Assiotis, who previously served as Tubi’s CTO, earlier this year moved over to Adrise, the audience network and ad tech platform that Fox acquired as part of the Tubi deal in 2020.

Meanwhile, Michael Ahiakpor, formerly Tubi’s chief product officer, said he left the company in April after 11 years with the company “to focus on my health and happiness.” Bidgoli most recently served as head of product for new monetization experiences at Meta, where he was responsible for the company’s subscription strategy and ad products including Meta Verified.