Former Warner Bros. execJay Levinehas joinedKevin HartsHartbeatas its new chief executive officer.

Levine replaces ex-CEO Thai Randolph, whoexited the company in Novemberafter nearly seven years at the helm.

Levine spent over a decade at Warner Bros. and Warner Media before he departed after the Discovery merger.

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In 2022, Hart merged his entertainment entities Hartbeat Productions and Laugh Out Loud to create Hartbeat.

Its flagship consumer brand, the LOL!

data pipe, reaches audiences across its O&O social media, audio, and OTT partners.

Thai Randolph

Kevin is a one-of-a-kind trailblazer in this industry.

I am honored to partner with him to further scale and build Hartbeats businesses, said Levine.