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Disney Branded Television
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Disney Channel greenlights ‘Wizards Of Waverly Place’ sequel
Disney Channel has handed a series greenlight to Wizards (working title), a sequel series to…
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Disney Branded TV ups veteran kids exec Danyel Mendoza to VP, networks strategy
Disney veteran Danyel Mendoza has been promoted to VP of programming strategy & content planning…
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‘Goosebumps’ to return as Disney extends slew of shows & strikes pact with ‘Big City Greens’ creators
Disney has renewed a swathe of programming across Disney+, ABC and its linear channels and…
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Disney Branded TV hires Netflix & Nickelodeon alum Jenna Boyd to head scripted development
Disney Branded Television has hired former Nickelodeon and Netflix exec Jenna Boyd as SVP of…
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Disney orders ‘Ariel’ pre-school series inspired by ‘The Little Mermaid’, among branded & EMEA originals
Disney Branded Television and Disney EMEA have unveiled four new animated shows in the works…
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Disney+ expands factual offering with Ed Sheeran docuseries
Disney+ has ordered Ed Sheeran: The Sum Of It All, a four-part docuseries exploring how…
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Disney+ marks a homecoming in U2 & Letterman docu-special
Disney+ has commissioned Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming, With Dave Letterman, a…
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Chorus Boy Productions expands creative team & extends Disney deal
Disney Brand Television has extended its multiyear overall deal with Tim Federle and his Chorus…
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Disney Junior names head of content, sets senior leadership team
Disney Branded Television has promoted Alyssa Sapire to head up all content at pre-school brand…
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Disney+ lands BBC’s ‘Doctor Who’ after striking far-reaching global rights deal
Disney+ has confirmed a far-reaching deal that will hand it rights to long-running UK sci-fi…
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Disney TV Animation ups veteran execs to VPs of current series
Douglas Bensimon and Edward Mejia have been promoted to VPs of current series at Disney…
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Disney Branded TV promotes new EVP of TV animation
Disney Branded Television has promoted Meredith Roberts to EVP of TV animation. Roberts previously served…
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Disney Branded TV promotes five execs in unscripted restructure
Disney Branded Television has restructured its unscripted and non-fiction content development division into three new…
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Kids round-up: Disney+ seeks ‘The Muppets Mayhem’; CBC revives ‘Street Cents’ on TikTok; Latoya Raveneau inks Disney deal
Disney+ seeks ‘The Muppets Mayhem’ Disney+ has commissioned The Muppets Mayhem, a new comedy series…
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Disney+ boosts originals with unscripted & kids orders
Disney+ and Disney Channels have commissioned a slew of new content across unscripted, kids &…
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Disney Branded TV hires former Fox drama boss to head live action & alternative
Disney Brand Television has appointed Charlie Andrews, Fox Entertainment’s former head of drama, as EVP…
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Disney+ teams with Baobab to explore ‘The Witchverse’
Disney Branded TV has partnered with international animation house Baobab Studios to develop The Witchverse for…
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News round-up: Germany’s BR asks ‘Fact Or Fake’; Disney rebooting ‘Zorro’; NBC preps Shakira dance format
Germany’s BR asks ‘Fact Or Fake’ German broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), ARD’s free-to-air channel for…
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Kids round-up: Apple TV+ adapts ‘Surfside Girls’; Disney+ agrees to ‘Meet The Mayhems’; Canal+ acquires ‘Time Traveler Luke’
Apple TV+ adapts ‘Surfside Girls’ Apple TV+ has ordered Surfside Girls, a new live-action kids…
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Disney branded TV hires Gloria Fan to head current series
Disney Branded Television has appointed former 20th Television exec Gloria Fan as head of current…
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Disney+ embarks on ‘Beauty And The Beast’ prequel adventure
Disney+ has commissioned an eight-episode limited musical prequel series to its 2017 live-action feature film…
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Disney ups Marc Buhaj to lead unscripted Branded Television
Disney has promoted veteran exec Marc Buhaj to VP of unscripted series and specials for…