ABC Studios’ profile within the Disney-ABC Television Group has been rising over the past eight months. In February, following the exit of ABC Entertainment Group president Paul Lee, the reporting structure was changed, with ABC Studios head Patrick Moran, previously reporting to Lee, now reporting directly to Disney…

UPDATED: Patrick Moran has been upped to president of ABC Studios. Moran, who was previously EVP, has renewed his contract to continue at the helm of the studio. Moran, who had headed drama development at 20th Century Fox TV, joined ABC Studies as SVP and head of drama in 2010 and was named EVP and tasked with running…

Nashville beat the odds, becoming a rare canceled broadcast series to find a second life on cable. A day after CMT announced that it has picked up a fifth season of the country music drama series, from Lionsgate and ABC Studios, ABCS EVP Patrick Moran talked about the deal during the Peak TV panel at the ATX…

Barry Jossen, exec vp at ABC Studios, the guy who ran day-to-day operations at ABCS, is "returning to his career as an award-winning producer with a production deal with ABC Studios," ABC said today. That wasn't ABC’s headline: The headline was that ABC Entertainment Group president Paul Lee is promoting Channing…

ABC Entertainment Group president Paul Lee has made his expected post-upfront move, reshuffling the executive teams at the network and the studio, with promotions/new roles for John Saade, Vicki Dummer, Patrick Moran, Amy Hartwick and Lynn Barrie. After months of speculations that Lee won’t keep ABC’s dual leadership…

EXCLUSIVE: Following her brief stint as head of programming for OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, Jamila Hunter is returning to the broadcast side as VP comedy development for ABC. Meanwhile, Tracy Underwood has joined ABC Studios as VP drama development. Hunter will report to ABC SVP comedy Samie Kim Falvey; Underwood…

EXCLUSIVE: Former 20th Century Fox TV SVP drama Patrick Moran has been tapped as new head of drama at ABC Studios. He will replace Josh Barry, who is stepping down from his post after a year. Barry, a 10-year ABC/ABC Studios veteran, is well-regarded and, while the top drama job at the studio didn’t quite work out for…