Tag: Alan Bergman
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Sean Bailey Leaving Walt Disney Studios, Searchlight Pictures’ David Greenbaum Taking His Place
Things are changing for the Walt Disney Studios live-action division. Sean Bailey is leaving the top spot and is being replaced by David Greenbaum from Searchlight Pictures. Bailey has run Disney’s live-action studios for 15 years. Greenbaum was co-president of Searchlight Pictures with Matthew Greenfield. Greenbaum’s new position is a new role. He will be…
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Disney Releases More Details on Restructuring Including Creative Control and Accountability
One day after announcing its restructuring, The Walt Disney Company is sharing more information about how that will exactly be implemented. In a lengthy release, Disney shared what the individual segments will be and who will be leading them. There are also biographies about the new heads of the segments. Along with restructuring the company,…
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The Walt Disney Company Restructured Once Again Under CEO Bob Iger
The Walt Disney Company has been restructured once again under the leadership of CEO Bob Iger. Iger shared the new plan that is effective immediately on an earnings call, the first since his return to the role of CEO. The announcement of the new structure came as no surprise. It has been in the works…
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Alan Bergman Named Chairman, Disney Studios Content; Alan Horn To Continue As Chief Creative Officer
BURBANK, Calif. – December 21, 2020 – Alan Bergman has been named Chairman, Disney Studios Content, and Alan Horn will continue to serve as the division’s Chief Creative Officer, effective January 1, 2021, as announced today by Bob Chapek, Chief Executive Officer, The Walt Disney Company. Both will report to Chapek. Horn and Bergman have jointly led the Studios group as…
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The Walt Disney Company Announces Strategic Reorganization Of Its Media And Entertainment Businesses
New Structure Designed to Further Accelerate the Company’s Direct-to-Consumer Strategy, in light of the Rapid Success of Disney+ Company’s Creative Engines Will Focus on Producing Content for DTC as well as Legacy Platforms, while Newly Centralized Distribution Group Will Oversee Commercialization and Distribution of All Content Globally Alan F. Horn and Alan Bergman, Peter Rice,…
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Alan Bergman Upped, Alan Horn Expands Role at The Walt Disney Studios
Robert A. Iger, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company, and Alan Horn, Chairman of The Walt Disney Studios, have announced that Walt Disney Studios President Alan Bergman has been elevated to Co-Chairman of the Studio Entertainment division. He will serve alongside Horn, while Horn will assume the additional title of Chief…
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is Coming with James Gunn at the Helm
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 hasn’t hit theaters yet and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is already in the works! Writer and director James Gunn announced on facebook that he will be writing and directing the third Guardians movie. Here is the announcement as seen on Gunn’s facebook page: Well, this week we…