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Dana Walden Vows That Disney Will Thrive on ‘Creativity and Creative Risk-Taking’ in Staff Memo
The new TV chief wants to make studio “the very best home for talent”
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Peter Rice, Toby Emmerich and the Hollowing Out of Hollywood’s C-Suites
“Erasing that much historic memory is very, very dangerous for legacy companies,” one observer says
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Disney’s ‘Badass’ New TV Chief Dana Walden May Be a Bigger Threat to CEO Bob Chapek
If ousting Peter Rice was meant to eliminate competition, insiders say Chapek may have underestimated Rice’s former deputy
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Peter Rice Says Goodbye to Staff Following Surprise Dismissal
Rice’s departure from Disney was announced Thursday
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‘Blindsided’: Inside Peter Rice’s Sudden Ouster From Disney and Bob Chapek’s Bold Power Play
The Disney CEO cements his position by removing a potential competitor for his job – with his contract up in nine months
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Disney Bombshell: Peter Rice Ousted as Head of TV Division, Replaced by Dana Walden
Rice had served as president of 21st Century Fox and CEO of Fox Networks Group before Disney’s 2019 Fox acquisition
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Charissa Gilmore Promoted to SVP of Corporate Communications at Disney
She’s worked at Disney for more than 30 years
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ABC News Exec Barbara Fedida Out After Inquiry Finds ‘Unacceptable Racially Insensitive Comments’
Fedida was previously placed on leave after facing accusations that she used racist and abusive language toward staff
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Bob Iger Stands by New Disney-ABC Execs Peter Rice, Dana Walden After ‘Bones’ vs Fox Judgment
The execs were singled out in legal dispute over drama’s profit sharing
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Slimmed-Down Fox, Karey Burke’s ABC Debut and 6 More Burning Questions for Winter Press Tour
TCA 2019: Will the Disney-Fox deal consummate before Disney, Fox reach the Pasadena ballroom?
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Inside Disney’s Campaign to Keep Channing Dungey as ABC’s Head of Entertainment and Why It Failed
Disney loses a top executive mentored by CEO Bob Iger himself
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Courteney Monroe Extends as Nat Geo President, Geoff Daniels to Head Unscripted Shows
Carolyn Bernstein adds documentary features to her growing list of duties
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Peter Rice, Dana Walden to Lead Disney-ABC’s TV Networks and Studio After Fox Deal Closes
John Landgraf to become chairman of FX Networks and FX Productions, Gary E. Knell will chair Nat Geo Partners
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Ben Sherwood Expected to Exit Disney After Merger With 21st Century Fox
News of DATG chief’s departure comes hours after Comcast outbids Fox for Sky
