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• Walden is succeeding Peter Rice
• NYT reported Rice was fired, citing he is an ill fit with Disney’s corporate culture
Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) on Thursday named Dana Walden as the chairperson of General Entertainment Content, who will oversee original programming for Disney’s online streaming platforms and also its cable and broadcast networks.
Walden will have oversight of ABC Entertainment, ABC News, Disney Branded Television, Disney Television Studios, Freeform, FX, Hulu Originals, National Geographic Content and Onyx Collective and report directly to Chief Executive Bob Chapek.
“Dana is a dynamic, collaborative leader and cultural force who in just three years has transformed our television business into a content powerhouse that consistently delivers the entertainment audiences crave,” Chapek said in a statement.
Walden is succeeding Peter Rice, who is leaving the company.
Earlier in the day, The New York Times, citing three people familiar with the matter, reported that the company had fired Peter Rice, its senior-most television content executive, saying he is an ill fit with Disney’s corporate culture.
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