Longtime 20th Century Fox TV head of casting Sharon Klein has been named EVP, Casting for Disney Television Studios and FX Entertainment. Effective immediately, she will oversee casting for 20th Century Fox Television, Fox 21 Television Studios, ABC Studios, FX and FX Productions. Klein had been tipped for a larger…

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…

After the exodus of top Fox film executives and the shutting down of the respected Fox 2000 label as Walt Disney Studios absorbed the 20th Century Fox movie operations, the focus shifted to the TV side. As we reported, outside of TV distribution (domestic and international), which was expected to undergo reductions to…