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February 6, 2025

DISNEY ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION UNVEILS 2024-2025 DIRECTING PROGRAM AND 2025 WRITING PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS

Top row, from left: Roger Melvin, Ana Breton, Jaclyn Amor, Tiana Gandelman, Dara DiGerolamo Middle row, from left: Kate Sullivan, Karla Braun, Kelly Yu, Sarah Smith, Ashley Williams, Shawn Pipkin-West Bottom row, from left: Fatima Eldigair, Ananya Hegde, Andrina Smith, Monib Abhat, Mike Carreon, Neda Davarpanah, Jason Cho, Alie Turfe Disney Entertainment Television (DET) has…
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January 16, 2025

SUZANNA MAKKOS NAMED HEAD OF COMEDY, ABC ENTERTAINMENT & HULU ORIGINALS

Disney/Michael Kirchoff* Comedy executive Suzanna Makkos will join ABC Entertainment and Hulu Originals as head of Comedy, reporting to Simran Sethi, president, Scripted Programming, Hulu Originals, ABC Entertainment and Freeform. In her new role, Makkos will be responsible for cross-platform comedy development and current series programming for ABC Entertainment and Hulu Originals, inclusive of the…
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December 12, 2024

THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY DOMINATES ACROSS ALL STUDIOS AND COMPANIES WITH 98 CHILDREN’S & FAMILY EMMY® AWARD NOMINATIONS, BEATING PREVIOUS COMPANY RECORD

Breaking all records and dominating the industry, The Walt Disney Company today received 98 Children’s & Family Emmy® Award nominations across its content brands and studios: Disney Branded Television, Disney Television Studios’ 20th Television, Lucasfilm Ltd., Marvel Animation, Marvel Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios and Walt Disney Studios. Disney+ is the ultimate streaming…
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December 12, 2024

The Walt Disney Company Receives 98 Children & Family Emmy® Award Nominations, Dominating the Industry and Beating Previous Company Record

Complete list follows below: Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Disney +/ 20th Television / Disney Branded Television) Streams on Disney+ 16 nominations Young Teen Series Supporting Performer in a Preschool, Children’s or Young Teen Program – Adam Copeland Supporting Performer in a Preschool, Children’s or Young Teen Program – Lance Reddick Younger Performer in a…
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December 9, 2024

THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY EARNS 35 GOLDEN GLOBE® AWARD NOMINATIONS ACROSS ITS FILM AND TELEVISION STUDIOS, STREAMING SERVICES AND BROADCAST

The Walt Disney Company proudly announces 35 Golden Globe® Award nominations across its content brands and studios, including The Walt Disney Studios (Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios, 20th Century Studios, and Searchlight Pictures), Disney Television Studios’ 20th Television, ABC Entertainment, FX, FX Productions, Hulu Originals, Marvel Television and Searchlight Television. Disney’s streaming platforms Disney+ and…
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October 30, 2024

Disney To Become New Home of ‘The Grammys®’ Under 10-Year Global Deal With the Recording Academy®

BURBANK, Calif. – Disney Entertainment Co-Chairman Dana Walden and The Recording Academy® CEO Harvey Mason jr. announced today an unprecedented new 10-year global deal for “The GRAMMYS®” to be exclusively simulcast on ABC, Hulu and Disney+ beginning in 2027 — making The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) the first new home for Music’s Biggest Night®…
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September 16, 2024

Disney Entertainment Television Brings Fan-Favorite Series to 2024 New York Comic Con

Disney Entertainment Television returns to New York Comic Con with can’t-miss panels, exclusive sneak peeks, and special appearances from fan-favorite series including “Futurama,” “Goosebumps,” “Phineas and Ferb,” “The Simpsons” and “What We Do in the Shadows,” from Oct. 17-20 at the Javits Center. Descriptions of panel sessions include the following: THURSDAY, OCT. 17: 3:30-4:30 p.m.…
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September 16, 2024

The Walt Disney Company Makes History With Record-Breaking 60 Emmy Awards

Disney proudly announces 60 Emmy® Awards across its content brands, studios and platforms, including ABC, Disney Branded Television, Disney+, Disney Television Studios (20th Television, 20th Television Animation and ABC Signature), FX, FX Productions, Hulu, National Geographic and The Walt Disney Studios (20th Century Studios, Lucasfilm Ltd. and Marvel Studios). Disney’s FX received 36 awards, the…
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