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Fmr. TiKTok CEO on Beachbody IPO, Disney+, Leaving TikTok

Feb.11 — Kevin Mayer, strategic advisor at Forest Road Acquisition Corp., discusses the 3-way merger of Beachbody LLC, MYXfitness LLC and his publicly traded SPAC to take Beachbody public and compete in the fitness sector. As a former senior executive at Walt Disney Co., he comments on the success of Disney+ and what he thinks…

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Feb.11 — Kevin Mayer, strategic advisor at Forest Road Acquisition Corp., discusses the 3-way merger of Beachbody LLC, MYXfitness LLC and his publicly traded SPAC to take Beachbody public and compete in the fitness sector. As a former senior executive at Walt Disney Co., he comments on the success of Disney+ and what he thinks of the new CEO, Bob Chapek. He also talks about the misconception of the U.S. government about TikTok Inc, having served as the company’s CEO for three months. Mayer speaks with Emily Chang on “Bloomberg Technology.”

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  1. Alyssa

    February 12, 2021 at 1:07 am

    Beach body is an MLM… the products aren’t good enough to be sold through regular distribution and I’d hardly call the distributors “influencers”. This deal stink to me

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