Variety has reported that starting this morning the Disney/ABC television group began notifying affected employees that they were being laid off. The layoff plan had been announced 6 weeks ago as part of an effort to restructure and reallocate the resources at the Walt Disney Company’s non-sports broadcast and cable
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Disney-ABC Television Group Names Robert Langer CFO
Robert Langer has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer of Disney/ABC Television Group. He follows Peter Seymour, who announced in November that he would retire following 20 years at the company. In his new role, Langer will oversee financial leadership, strategy, and business development for a portfolio
Once Upon A Time: Season 2 Comes to Bluray/DVD
Synopsis: Relive every thrilling moment of the fairy tale-inspired series when “Once Upon a Time: The Complete Second Season” casts its tantalizing spell onto Blu-ray/DVD. The curse is broken, magic has arrived, and there’s no telling what – or who – will be unleashed! Now the exiled fairy tale characters
Disney/ABC Forms New Daytime Unit, Times Square Studios
Amid high-profile changes to the ABC daytime schedule and a forthcoming change in the Disney/ABC Television Group’s executive ranks, the network is forming a new unit to oversee its current daytime programming and develop new projects. The unit, Times Square Studios, will focus its development efforts “primarily in the areas of non-scripted lifestyle and health for daytime and
Disney to launch new channel ABC Spark in Canada
Disney/ABC Television Group (DATG) and Corus Entertainment today announced that they have entered into an expansive licensing agreement to launch ABC Spark, a dedicated millennial-focused channel and multi-platform offering, in Canada in Spring 2012. The channel will build on the foundation that DATG has created with ABC Family, its incredibly
Disney/ABC Television Group Sponsors The American Fertility Association’s Infertility Prevention Program
The American Fertility Association (The AFA) announced today that the Disney/ABC Television Group has given a generous, unrestricted educational grant to further the work of The AFA’s infertility prevention program. The program’s centerpiece is an Infertility Prevention Handbook, available online as a PDF, and in hard copy by request. The
Disney/ABC Television Group And Nielsen Team To Create Innovative Ipad My Generation App
Disney/ABC Television Group and The Nielsen Company today announced the debut of ABC’s My Generation Sync iPad App on the App Store, a first-of-its-kind app that enhances the experience of watching “My Generation” on TV by providing synchronized interactive content and social media functionality on the iPad. Released one week
