Take Discovery, whose portfolio includes Discovery Channel, Food Network and Eurosport. On Monday, the company announced the hire of Peter Faricy, a former Amazon executive, as its first CEO of global direct-to-consumer products. Faricy is charged with expanding Discovery's streaming apps, which include its Go-branded TV Everywhere apps in the U.S., subscription products from media brands such as Eurosport and Motor Trend and a new golf streaming service from Discovery and the PGA Tour.