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
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Disney/Fox Begins to Take Shape: Peter Rice, Dana Walden Expected to Lead Newly Merged TV Group
Ben Sherwood would transition to another very senior position under Bob Iger
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Roseanne Barr Says She ‘Begged’ ABC Not to Cancel ‘Roseanne’ Show
“I told them I was willing to do anything & asked [for] help in making things right,” sitcom star tweets
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Disney-ABC Chief Ben Sherwood ‘So Sorry’ for ‘Roseanne’ Staff After Abrupt Cancellation
“In the end, it came down to doing what’s right,” Sherwood says in memo to staff
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Roseanne Confessed, Too Late, to ABC After Racist Tweet: ‘I Was Stupid’
Inside the “Roseanne” cancellation: the decision-makers were clear, and united
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‘Good Morning America’ to Add Third Hour – But Not in the Morning
So ignore the “M” in “GMA” for this part
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Can ABC’s ‘American Idol’ Reboot Ratings Match Fox’s ‘Farewell’ Season?
Fox’s final run actually performed pretty well — but now ABC has to sell a lot of ads to pay for the pricey show
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Can Fox Broadcast Network Survive After Disney Buys TV Studio?
“What value is Fox Broadcasting without the studio? It’s just a platform,” former network exec Tom Nunan tells TheWrap
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Netflix Ratings Leak: 200,000 Start ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ From Episode One Each Month, Says ABC Chief
“I don’t think of Netflix as friend or foe. I think of Netflix as a valued customer,” ABC’s Ben Sherwood says at USC Institute
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Disney to Lay Off Up to 300 Staffers at ABC Television Group (Report)
Ten percent of the unit’s annual costs is expected to be trimmed
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How to Watch Ariana Grande’s ‘One Love Manchester’ Benefit Concert on Sunday
Concert featuring Grande, Coldplay, Justin Bieber and Katy Perry honors victims and families of the Manchester terrorist attack
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Ariana Grande’s Manchester Benefit Concert to Air on ABC, Freeform
“One Love” fundraiser will run on multiple channels outside the U.S., including host network BBC
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ABC Upfront: ‘Roseanne’ Reunion Starts Early and Jimmy Kimmel No-Shows – But With a Note
Upfronts 2017: Plus, “Mayor” star Lea Michele belts out her new single, Beverly Goldberg bakes, and the Backstreet Boys are back!
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ABC Closes Deal to Revive ‘American Idol’
Former Fox singing competition will be back next season
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Inside Post-Oscars Governors Ball: Chaos and Joyful Confusion After Best Picture Flub
People were marveling at the upset that displaced the favorite to win, “La La Land”
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Bruce Rosenblum Joins Disney-ABC as President, Business Operations
Exec is currently serving his second term as chairman & CEO of the Television Academy
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Patrick Moran Promoted to ABC Studios President
Ben Sherwood understudy was responsible for production on “Scandal,” “Criminal Minds,” “black-ish” and others
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ABC to Keep Oscars Through 2028 Under AMPAS Extension
Prior deal gave Disney-owned broadcaster Academy Awards rights through 2020
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Chelsea Handler, Rami Malek and Bob Newhart Join Television Academy’s Salute to Broadcast Networks
Jon Cryer, Allison Janney, Regina King and Garry Marshall will also help induct ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC into Academy’s Hall of Fame
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‘Live’ Misfire Apology from Michael Strahan to Kelly Ripa
Cohosts talked over the weekend as daytime host drama unsettled network brass
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Disney’s Top Internal Prospects to Replace CEO Bob Iger Reflect New Cost-Cutting Culture
Crop of potential successors may come from Disney’s rising stars Jimmy Pitaro, Bob Chapek, Ben Sherwood with white-knuckle grip on costs
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Rosie Perez Gives Tearful Goodbye to ‘The View': ‘Today Is Very Bittersweet’ (Video)
“Fish in the Dark” stars promises to return as a friend of the show; touts excitement to go back to ESPN’s boxing coverage, acting
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7 Juicy ‘View’ Revelations From Vanity Fair: Barbara Walters’ ‘Velvet Steel Fist,’ Rosie O’Donnell’s ‘Bumpy’ Temper
A new in-depth report reveals the drama behind the scenes of ABC’s daytime talker during its first post-Walters season
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ABC Upfronts Features Jimmy Kimmel Jabs, Dancing Network Stars – And Shonda, Shonda, Shonda
Upfronts 2015: “Saying ABC’s success is only partially due to Shonda is like saying ‘Thriller’ is only partially due to Michael Jackson,” Jimmy Kimmel jokes onstage
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ABC Confirms ‘View’ EP Bill Geddie Is Out, MSNBC’s Bill Wolff In
The daytime panel show also announces new production team
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Diane Sawyer Leaving ABC’s ‘World News,’ George Stephanopoulos Named Chief Anchor of ABC News
Sawyer will be succeeded by David Muir
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Barbara Walters’ ‘View’ Reunion: What You Didn’t See on TV
“I didn’t have a lot of mentors,” Walters tells her studio audience
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Barbara Walters Bids Journalism ‘A Bientôt’ – See You Later
At retirement party, Walters declines to say goodbye
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ABC Upfront: We May Lag in Ratings, But We’re the Best Brand
Fourth-place network summons superheroes, Disney princesses and The Force to make its case
