Albert Cheng

Albert Cheng (born 1970) is a Taiwanese-American businessman. He is the Chief Operating Officer of Amazon MGM Studios. He was the executive vice president and chief product officer of digital media for Walt Disney Television. Albert Cheng is an alumnus from Punahou School, in Honolulu, HI. Cheng graduated with a Bachelor of Science from MIT and a M.B.A from Harvard Business School.

Early career Cheng started his career as an engineer at Boeing after graduating from MIT. During his time at graduate school, he interned at Disney and BMG. In addition, Cheng is responsible for new business ventures in digital planning to improve the company's digital distribution strategy.

Work with the ABC Player app

In 2006, Cheng and his team made ABC the first network with its own online branded player to provide full ad-supported episodes online for free. In April 2010, Cheng's team made the ABC Player app the first iOS app to offer full episodes on the Apple iPad.

In 2012, Cheng announced the launch of the WATCH Disney Channel, WATCH Disney XD and WATCH Disney Junior apps. These applications targeted toward younger audiences providing content through a live linear digital network and on demand episodes. In 2011, Cheng and his team received a Primetime Emmy for their ABC.com Oscar Digital Experience. In 2013, Cheng received a Digital Leadership Award from Broadcasting & Cable.

Personal life Cheng was born in Honolulu, HI. Cheng is married to Dori Chang.