TikTok swipes a new CEO, straight from Disney streaming

TilTok挖角迪士尼流媒体前高管担任新CEO

TikTok, the popular short-video app that has also drawn national-security and privacy concerns, has a new high-profile CEO from Disney, Kevin Mayer.

TikTok（抖音国际版），这个十分受欢迎的短视频app也引起了人们对国家安全和隐私的担忧，不过他现在有一个从迪士尼挖来的备受瞩目的新CEO-凯文·梅耶尔。

Mayer will also be chief operating officer of TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, and report to its founder and CEO, Yiming Zhang, the company announced Monday.

该公司在周一宣布梅耶尔还将担任TikTok的中国母公司字节跳动(ByteDance)的首席运营官，并直接向该公司的创建者及CEO张一鸣汇报工作。

He led Disney's streaming business, which launched Disney Plus in November and has already emerged as a threat in the increasingly competitive streaming-video arena, with 54.5 million subscribers. Mayer was also known for his role in building Disney through mergers, including the industry-changing 2019 acquisition of 21st Century Fox's TV and film business that created an entertainment behemoth.

他曾主管迪士尼的流媒体商业服务，并成功地推出了迪士尼流媒体服务“Disney+”，该服务全球订阅用户数现已达到5450万，这在竞争日益激烈的流媒体视频领域中形成了威胁。

TikTok's app features short videos, many with music and dancing, that has become a favorite of younger people and is known for its goofy, light-hearted feel.

TikTok app以配了音乐和舞蹈短视频为特点，在年轻人中很受欢迎，因其滑稽的、轻松愉快的风格而著名。

However, it has been the focus of U.S. national-security concerns because of its Chinese ownership. A U.S. national-security agency is reviewing ByteDance's purchase of TikTok's precursor, Musical.ly, while the U.S. military branches have banned the app from government-issued phones. Government officials have in recent years cracked down on Chinese companies, including telecom giant Huawei. There is concern that Chinese companies may share data with the Chinese government. TikTok and Huawei deny this.

不过，由于它的所有权属于中国，它一直是美国国家安全关注的焦点。美国国家安全机构正在复查字节跳动公司收购 “Musical.ly”-TikTok公司前身的贸易。而美国军方已经禁止在政府发行的手机中使用这款应用。近年来，美国政府一直在打击中国公司，如电信巨头华为。他们担心中国企业可能会与中国政府共享数据。但是TikTok和华为否认了这一点。

The federal government has also fined TikTok for breaking children's privacy laws, and privacy watchdogs recently filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission saying the company was still violating the law.

联邦政府还以违反儿童隐私法为由对TikTok处以罚款，隐私监管机构最近向联邦贸易委员会(federal Trade Commission)提起诉讼，称该公司仍在违反法律。

"Like everyone else, I've been impressed watching the company build something incredibly rare in TikTok – a creative, positive online global community – and I'm excited to help lead the next phase of ByteDance's journey as the company continues to expand its breadth of products across every region of the world," Mayer said in a statement.

凯文•梅耶尔表示：“与其他人一样，TikTok创建的一个充满创意、积极向上的全球线上社区让我影响非常深刻，我很兴奋能参与字节跳动下一阶段的发展历程，继续在全世界各个地区推广我们的产品。

He leaves Disney a few months after the entertainment giant named a longtime executive, Bob Chapek, to replace the well-regarded CEO Bob Iger. Mayer had been regarded as a possible Iger successor.

他离开迪斯尼几个月后，这个娱乐业巨头任命长期担任高管的鲍勃·查贝克（Bob Chapek）接替备受好评的首席执行官鲍勃·伊格尔（Bob Iger）。而梅耶尔曾被认为是伊格尔的可能继任者。

Disney said Monday that Rebecca Campbell, another Disney veteran, will succeed Mayer as the chairman of the streaming and international business, and also announced Josh D'Amaro, the president of Walt Disney World Resort, as the successor to Chapek's old job as head of parks, experiences and products.

周一，迪士尼宣布，另一位迪士尼资深管理者丽贝卡·坎贝尔(Rebecca Campbell)将接替梅耶尔担任流媒体和国际业务的董事长，还宣布沃尔特·迪士尼世界度假区(Walt Disney World Resort)的负责人-乔什·达马洛(Josh D'Amaro)将接替沙佩克担任主题公园和消费者产品部门的新负责人。

外文链接：https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/05/18/tiktok-swipes-disney-streaming-exec-video-app-names-kevin-mayer-ceo/5218043002/