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Disney Television Studios is doubling down on adult animation with the launch of a new division devoted to the genre and has tapped 20th Century Television veteran Marci Proietto to run it. The company has launched 20th Television Animation, a new unit to develop and produce animated series and house its library of…

Disney Television Studios is looking to ramp up its search for book and podcast IP that it can develop for the small-screen with a new division led by Elizabeth Newman and Jordan Moblo. The studio has set up a Creative Acquisitions Department to identify and secure the rights to upcoming and bestselling books…

Walt Disney Company executive Tim McNeal and his Creative Talent Development & Inclusion Team will now be housed within Disney Television Studios. The respected veteran exec will report directly to Disney Television Studios President Craig Hunegs. The move comes as the company — and the entire industry — is becoming…

Disney Television Studios has launched a major rebrand of its three studios, 20th Century Fox Television, Fox 21 TV Studios and ABC Studios/ABC Signature. The move comes nearly 18 months after Disney’s $71.3 billion acquisition of key 21st Century Fox assets and seven months after the Disney-owned film companies…

Springhill Entertainment, the production company founded by NBA superstar LeBron James and Maverick Carter, has signed a two-year overall deal for scripted television with ABC Studios, a part of Disney Television Studios. James and Carter started shopping for a new home earlier this year after being based at Warner…

Category is: virtual Pride month celebration eleganza extravaganza! Disney Television Studios and FX are teaming to produce a special titled Pose-A-Thon with the cast and producers of the Emmy-winning and history-making series Pose. The uplifting, commercial-free special will keep us satisfied until season 3 vogues…

Often prophetically ahead of real-life realpolitik, Showtime's Homeland came to a very insurgent end earlier this year after eight seasons. The series’ conclusion was both unconventional and satisfying, Emmy winner Claire Danes said during Deadline's Contenders Television virtual event. "There was something subversive…

Disney Television Studios on Friday morning announced that it will be suspending production on limited series Genius: Aretha for at least three weeks. Additionally, the studio, comprised of 20th Century Fox, ABC Studios and Genius producer Fox 21, is postponing start of production on all of its in-cycle pilots as well…

Disney+ is in pre-production/production on Turner & Hooch, a series reboot of the Touchstone movie, from 20th Century Fox TV,  The Mighty Ducks, a sequel series to the Disney movie, and David E. Kelley’s Big Shot starring John Stamos, both from ABC TV Studios. They are a result of a new, streamlined development…

Bless This Mess co-creator and star Lake Bell is expanding her relationship with the studio behind the hit ABC comedy series. Bell has signed a pod deal for her Lake Bell Prod. banner at 20th Century Fox TV, a label of Disney Television Studios. “Lake Bell is a creative force of nature whose incredible talent extends…

Disney Television Studios is expanding its casting executive team adding Kim Williams and Dylann Brander Gunning as VPs of Casting for Fox 21 Television Studios and ABC Studios, respectively. "Kim and Dylann both have incredible instinct and taste, and I've been fortunate to have them work on several of our studio's…

Carlos W. Williams, Head of Business Affairs at Warner Bros.-based Bad Robot Productions, has been tapped as EVP Business Operations for Fox 21 Television Studios, a division of Disney Television Studios. He begins in late February, reporting to Fox 21 TV Studios President Bert Salke, in a return to the Walt Disney…