Bruce Rosenblum will be leaving his post as president, Business Operations for Disney-ABC Television Group after a year and half. He will depart the company at the end of May. Disney|ABC Television Group president Ben Sherwood, who brought the.former Warner Bros. TV Group and Legendary TV topper onboard in September…

Disney-ABC Television Group has hired Martin Keely to be its top digital exec, serving as executive vice president, product and technology. Reporting to president of business operations Bruce Rosenblum, Keely will oversee all aspects of the TV group’s digital media strategy and products across non-linear and emerging…

Veteran TV players Shonda Rhimes, Susanne Daniels, Mark Gordon, Richard Weitz and Carmi Zlotnik are joining the Television Academy’s executive committee. In those committee roles, the five will help set policy for the Academy, which now is led by Hayma Washington, who became chairman and CEO in November, succeeding Bru…

Disney’s about to lose its Media Distribution president, Ben Pyne, who says he’ll end his 25-year run this summer. There’s no word yet on his replacement. Pyne represents Disney on Hulu’s board and has overseen global distribution and sales for Disney’s entertainment and news on all platforms including digital outlets…

EXCLUSIVE: On November 17, the Board of Governors of the Television Academy will be choosing a new Chairman and CEO to replace outgoing Chair Bruce Rosenblum, who is terming out after serving five years in the role. Paperwork for those running had to be turned in by last Friday, and Deadline has learned that at least…

For the past year, ABC has been Bruce Rosenblum’s partner on the Primetime Emmy Awards. Heading into the awards show on Sunday, it also is his employer. Disney today announced the appointment of the veteran executive as president of Business Operations for the Disney-ABC Television Group. This is a somewhat surprising…

Veteran TV executive and current chairman of the TV Academy Bruce Rosenblum has been named president, Business Operations for Disney-ABC Television Group. He will report to Ben Sherwood, co-chairman, Disney Media Networks and president, Disney|ABC Television Group. The timing of the announcement coincides with Emmy…

The Television Academy has not only transformed their North Hollywood-based campus with a brand new theater complex, they are transforming the awards themselves as evidenced by this morning’s gargantuan announcement of nominees in a whopping – and record – 113 categories. Can you say “proliferation”? But this morning…

Black-ish patriarch Anthony Anderson and once-and-future Gilmore Girls star Lauren Graham are set to announce the nominees for the 68th annual Emmy Awards next month. The pair and TV Academy Chairman-CEO Bruce Rosenblum will reveal the list starting at 8:30 am PT on July 14 the Wolf Theatre at the Academy’s…

Last night was truly a regal one at the Television Academy, which threw its 70th anniversary gala — an event that was three celebrations in one. And NBC Entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt could not have said it better, exclaiming at the end of the night, “Long live broadcast television.” Not only did several…

The wave of top executive changes at Legendary Entertainment following the company’s recent acquisition by China’s Dalian Wanda Group has reached the television division. Bruce Rosenblum, who has headed the unit as president of Legendary Television and Digital Media since departing Warner Bros. TV almost three years…

The TV Academy is expanding its Primetime Emmy Awards’ shortform categories, reflecting the growth in storytelling across an expanding TV landscape. The Academy’s board of governors also approved other awards rule and procedure changes for 2016. Most notably, the derbies for directing and writing, for both comedy and…