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With Disney officially naming Disney Experiences chairman Josh D'Amaro as CEO and the successor to Bob Iger and Dana Walden as President and Chief Creative Officer, one of the questions that remains is what do the moves mean for the company’s film division, given that neither D’Amaro nor Walden have…

Wall Street greeted Disney’s CEO succession news with a shrug, with analysts generally nodding in approval of Josh D’Amaro’s promotion but not bursting into applause. The media giant’s beleaguered stock, which has essentially been stuck in the mud since 2022, drifted down a fraction of a…

Disney chairman James Gorman said the board's decision to name Josh D'Amaro sole chief executive and Dana Walden President and Chief Creative Officer was a thorough process but one where consideration of co-CEOs was over rather quickly. The former Morgan Stanley chair known for overseeing a…

EXCLUSIVE: Veteran executive and producer Jacqueline Sacerio has joined Range Studios, the independent studio arm of Range Media Partners, as President of Scripted Television. Sacerio succeeds Heather Kadin, who joined the Scripted Television division of Range Studios at its inception in the…

In March 2014, Disney/ABC TV Group President Anne Sweeney left Disney as the company was nearing a decision on who would replace Bob Iger as CEO. While she was not among the finalists for the job, at the time, Sweeney was the closest a woman had ever gotten to the CEO job at Disney. Twelve…

Disney Experiences Chairman Josh D’Amaro has been elevated to CEO of the Walt Disney Co., capping a closely watched multiyear process of identifying Bob Iger’s successor. Dana Walden, Disney Entertainment Co-Chairman, has been named President and Chief Creative Officer, a newly created…

EXCLUSIVE: One of the most asked questions in the reality business in the last six months has been 'Who is going to buy unscripted shows for Paramount+?' That question is slightly closer to being answered: Paramount+ has brought in former Netflix exec Damla Dogan on the unscripted side. Deadline…

101 Studios is expanding its footprint, establishing a new music department headed by Nashville-based Jon Borris. As part of its expansion, 101 has partnered with Nashville-based Thirty Tigers for marketing, distribution and additional label services. Thirty Tigers is a global music marketing…

EXCLUSIVE: K-content venture Utopai East has acquired Alquimista Media, the Seoul-based production house led by former Warner Bros. Korea boss and DramaFever co-founder Hyun Park. The deal for 100% of Alquimista hands Utopai a slate of 15 scripted television and feature film projects in active…

Disney’s board of directors will meet next week with the drama over longtime CEO Bob Iger’s successor reaching its final act. A person familiar with the situation confirmed the board meeting to Deadline. The board typically meets in close proximity to the company’s earnings reports. Disney will…

The Walt Disney Co. has hired veteran media analyst Benjamin Swinburne as EVP of Investor Relations and Corporate Strategy. Swinburne comes to the company after a long stint at Morgan Stanley, which is also the alma mater of Disney Chairman James Gorman. He will be a key member of the executive…

Cameron Tang has been promoted to SVP, Head of Development and Current Series for Adult Swim. He will be responsible for the development of all Adult Swim programming and will continue to report to Adult Swim President Michael Ouweleen. There had been a programming leadership vacuum at Adult…