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Dancing With The Stars new judge Derek Hough is to host and develop a range of entertainment projects with ABC Entertainment after striking an overall deal with the broadcaster. This comes after Hough recently returned to the ABC fold. Hough was a professional dancer on Dancing With The Stars between 2007 and 2016…

Company veteran John Villacorta has been upped to SVP Talent & Casting at ABC Entertainment. In the new gig, he will manage the casting process for ABC and provide casting strategy and services to the Direct-to-Consumer and International segment, working with the Disney+ team across all scripted and unscripted…

Walt Disney Television is renewing syndicated talk show Tamron Hall for a second season, saying it has been cleared in more than 80% of the country. ABC Entertainment President Karey Burke made the announcement Thursday. Stations carrying the show include those in the ABC Owned Television Stations Group and Hearst…

Brenda Kelly Grant, who previously served as vice president of Talent and Casting at Disney|ABC Television Group, is returning to the network fold as vice president of casting for ABC. In her new role, Grant will lead the casting process on network pilots and series for ABC; help discover emerging talent, and liaise…

Ayo Davis has been named to the newly created position of EVP, Talent and Casting, ABC Entertainment and Disney+. Davis, most recently Head of Talent and Casting for ABC Entertainment and ABC Studios, will continue to oversee casting for the broadcast network while also adding oversight of Disney’s Direct-to-Consumer…

Shannon Ryan, who most recently served as chief marketing officer for Fox Television Group, is joining Disney as president of marketing for ABC Entertainment and Disney Television Studios. The move, which had been in the works for months, reunites Ryan with her boss at Fox, Dana Walden, chairman of Disney Television…

ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey says she has “no regrets” about greenlighting the Roseanne revival,even months after she was forced to fire the show’s star over a racist tweet. Dungey said she was surprised that Roseanne Barr’s ouster, which thrust a behind-the-scenes executive into the spotlight, became a…

"We are no longer a pageant,” declared Gretchen Carlson, chair of the board of trustees of the Miss America Organization, as she outlined sweeping changes for the 2019 Miss America Competition this morning. Those include eliminating the swimsuit portion of the event as well as tweaking the evening gown section…

Stacey Adams has joined ABC as VP Current Programming. Moving over from the same post at CBS, the exec will oversee scripted drama and comedy programming. She’ll report to . "Stacey is a highly respected, experienced creative executive who is passionate about television," said Vicki Dummer, head of Current Series…

Lawyers seeking a retrial for Nicollette Sheridan in her Desperate Housewives wrongful termination suit this week fired back against ABC Entertainment and Touchstone Television for asking Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Allen White to grant a verdict in ABC’s favor and dismissal of the actress’ claim for…