Disney/ABC TV Group Receives 67 Daytime Emmy Nominations
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The Disney/ABC Television Group received 67 nominations for the 38th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards announced today. “General Hospital” is the most honored show with 21 nominations, including a nod for Outstanding Drama Series. “All My Children” also received a nod in the Outstanding Drama Series category. “The View” received its 14th nomination in 14 years for Outstanding Talk Show Host, honoring Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shepherd, having previously won in 2009, and received its 12th nomination for Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment. “Good Morning America” received its fifth consecutive nomination for Outstanding Morning Program. “GMA” has won the award three out of four years since the category was created.
Disney-ABC Domestic Television received a total of four nominations. “LIVE! with Regis and Kelly” is honored with three nods, including the Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment category, as well as Outstanding Talk Show Host for Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa, which marks the 20th nomination for both the show and its hosts; plus Outstanding Promotional Announcement – Episodic. Emmy winner Meredith Vieira receives a nomination as Outstanding Game Show Host for “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.” Vieira has won in this category twice before, in 2005 and 2009.
Previous nominee Alicia Minshew (Kendall Slater on “All My Children”) receives her first nomination in the Lead Actress category, along with castmate and Emmy winner Debbi Morgan (Angie Hubbard) and first-time nominee Laura Wright (Carly Corinthos Jacks on “General Hospital”). Ricky Paull Goldin (“All My Children”) receives his second nomination for the role of Jake Martin, marking his first in the Lead Actor category, along with Emmy winner Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos on “General Hospital”). “All My Children’s” Melissa Claire Egan (Annie Chandler) receives her second nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress, along with Emmy winner Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis Davis on “General Hospital”) and Bree Williamson (Jessica Brennan on “One Life to Live”), which marks her third consecutive nomination in this category. Three-time Emmy winner Jonathan Jackson (Lucky Spencer on “General Hospital”) received a second consecutive nomination in the Supporting Actor category, along with first-time nominee Jason Thompson (Patrick Drake on “General Hospital”) and third-time nominee Brian Kerwin (Charlie Banks on “One Life to Live”).
Three first-time nominees are honored in the Outstanding Younger Actor and Actress categories: Brittany Allen (Marisa Chandler on “All My Children”) and Lexi Ainsworth (Kristina Corinthos on “General Hospital”) each receive nods, along with Chad Duell (Michael Corinthos on “General Hospital”).
ABC received a nomination in the New Approaches – Daytime Entertainment category for the “All My Children,” “One Life to Live” and “General Hospital” web series, “What Ifs…,” as well as a nomination for Outstanding Promotional Announcement – Episodic for “General Hospital’s” “Brenda’s Back” promo. ABC also received a nod for “Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade” for Outstanding Special Class Directing.
Disney Channel received five nominations, including three for hit Disney Junior series “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse” — Outstanding Preschool Children’s Series, Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program for Bill Farmer as Goofy, and Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition. “Imagination Movers” received a nomination for Outstanding Original Song – Children’s and Animation for “Seven Days a Week,” which was previously nominated and won in the category last year. “Tasty Time with Zefronk” was nominated for Outstanding Special Class Short Format Daytime.
Disney XD is honored with three nominations for “Kick Buttowski” – Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program, Outstanding Original Song for the show’s theme song and Outstanding Casting for an Animated Series.
The complete list of Disney/ABC Television Group nominees includes:
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN – ABC
GENERAL HOSPITAL — ABC
OUTSTANDING MORNING PROGRAM
GOOD MORNING AMERICA – ABC
NEW APPROACHES – DAYTIME ENTERTAINMENT
“WHAT IF…” AN ALL MY CHILDREN, ONE LIFE TO LIVE AND GENERAL HOSPITAL WEB SERIES – ABC
OUTSTANDING PRESCHOOL CHILDREN’S SERIES
MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE – DISNEY CHANNEL
OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT – EPISODIC
GENERAL HOSPITAL “BRENDA’S BACK” – ABC
LIVE! WITH REGIS AND KELLY — SYN
OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW/ENTERTAINMENT
LIVE! WITH REGIS AND KELLY – SYN
THE VIEW — ABC
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
ALICIA MINSHEW, AS KENDALL SLATER ON ALL MY CHILDREN — ABC
DEBBI MORGAN, AS ANGIE HUBBARD ON ALL MY CHILDREN – ABC
LAURA WRIGHT, AS CARLY CORINTHOS JACKS ON GENERAL HOSPITAL – ABC
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
RICKY PAULL GOLDIN, AS JAKE MARTIN ON ALL MY CHILDREN – ABC
MAURICE BENARD, AS SONNY CORINTHOS ON GENERAL HOSPITAL – ABC
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
MELISSA CLAIRE EGAN, AS ANNIE CHANDLER ON ALL MY CHILDREN – ABC
NANCY LEE GRAHN, AS ALEXIS DAVIS ON GENERAL HOSITAL — ABC
BREE WILLIAMSON, AS JESSICA BRENNAN ON ONE LIFE TO LIVE — ABC
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
JONATHAN JACKSON, AS LUCKY SPENCER ON GENERAL HOSPITAL — ABC
JASON THOMPSON, AS PATRICK DRAKE ON GENERAL HOSPITAL — ABC
BRIAN KERWIN, AS CHARLIE BANKS ON ONE LIFE TO LIVE — ABC
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
BRITTANY ALLEN, AS MARISA CHANDLER ON ALL MY CHILDREN – ABC
LEXI AINSWORTH, AS KRISTINA CORINTHOS DAVIS ON GENERAL HOSPITAL — ABC
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
CHAD DUELL, AS MICHAEL CORINTHOS ON GENERAL HOSPITAL – ABC
OUTSTANDING GAME SHOW HOST
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE – SYN
OUTSTANDING PERFORMER IN AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
BILL FARMER, AS GOOFY ON MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE – DISNEY CHANNEL
OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW HOST
LIVE! WITH REGIS AND KELLY — SYN
THE VIEW — ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION/SCENIC DESIGN FOR A DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN — ABC
GENERAL HOSPITAL – ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE — ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR A CASTING DIRECTOR FOR A DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN — ABC
GENERAL HOSPITAL – ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE – ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN FOR A DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN — ABC
GENERAL HOSPITAL — ABC
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES DIRECTING TEAM
GENERAL HOSPITAL – ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE — ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN HAIRSTYLING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN – ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE — ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN — ABC
GENERAL HOSPITAL – ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE — ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIVE & DIRECT-TO-TAPE SOUND MIXING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN — ABC
GENERAL HOSPITAL — ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE — ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP FOR A DRAMA SERIES
ALL MY CHILDREN – ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE — ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MULTIPLE CAMERA EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
GENERAL HOSPITAL — ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE — ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION FOR A
DRAMA SERIES
GENERAL HOSPITAL — ABC
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG FOR A DRAMA SERIES
GENERAL HOSPITAL “BAD FOR YOU” — ABC
GENERAL HOSPITAL “HOME AGAIN” — ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE “STARR X’D LOVERS”– ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TECHNICAL DIRECTION/ELECTRONIC CAMERA/VIDEO CONTROL FOR A DRAMA SERIES
GENERAL HOSPITAL — ABC
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
KICK BUTTOWSKI – DISNEY XD
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A TALK SHOW/MORNING
THE VIEW — ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN HAIRSTYLING
THE VIEW — ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIGHTING DIRECTION
THE VIEW — ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP
THE VIEW – ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION
MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE — DISNEY CHANNEL
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG – CHILDREN’S AND ANIMATION
IMAGINATION MOVERS “SEVEN DAYS A WEEK” — DISNEY CHANNEL
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG
KICK BUTTOWSKI “KICK BUTTOWSKI – THEME SONG” — DISNEY XD
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS DIRECTING
DISNEY PARKS CHRISTMAS DAY PARADE — ABC
OUTSTANDING STUNT COORDINATION
GENERAL HOSPITAL — ABC
ONE LIFE TO LIVE — ABC
OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR AN ANIMATED SERIES
KICK BUTTOWSKI — DISNEY XD
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS SHORT FORMAT DAYTIME
TASTY TIME WITH ZEFRONK – DISNEY CHANNEL
The Daytime Emmy Awards presentation will be telecast on Sunday, June 19th, 2011 from Las Vegas for the second year in a row. Nominations were announced by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS).
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Award-Winning Journalist, Ben Sherwood, Named President, ABC News
Ben Sherwood, an award-winning journalist, bestselling author and digital media entrepreneur, has been named as the new president of ABC News, it was announced today by Anne Sweeney, co-chair, Disney Media Networks and president, Disney/ABC Television Group, to whom he will report. In this position, Mr. Sherwood will be responsible for all editorial, programming and digital aspects of our global news business encompassing all ABC News programs on the ABC Television Network, ABC News Radio, ABC News.com and ABC News NOW.
In making the announcement, Ms. Sweeney stated, “Ben’s proven success in the news business, along with his entrepreneurial spirit, creativity, and keen intellect, make him the ideal choice to lead ABC News into the future. His previous tenure at ABC led to the most successful seasons in GMA’s history, and his success as a bestselling author and digital entrepreneur demonstrate a unique skill set that is as valuable as it is diverse.”
Mr. Sherwood said, “It’s a great honor and privilege to be asked to lead this amazing news organization, and I am humbled by the opportunity. For more than 20 years, I’ve known firsthand of the passion, excellence and integrity of the people who work for ABC News. I am thrilled to be coming back home, and look forward to harnessing our innovation and creativity to build on our great history of success.”
Mr. Sherwood began to explore a career in journalism with student internships at KCET public television in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Times Washington Bureau, and the CBS Evening News in New York. In 1984-1985, during a year off from college, he worked for The News and Observer in Raleigh, North Carolina; the Los Angeles Times Paris bureau and the United Nations Border Relief Operation in Aranyaprathet, Thailand.
He launched his career in earnest when he joined ABC News in 1989, serving as an investigative associate producer and producer for ABC News’ PrimeTime Live with hosts Diane Sawyer and Sam Donaldson. During that time his investigative reports explored flaws in the secretive B-2 stealth bomber program, the dangers of unlicensed mental health practitioners, and the unheralded risks of an overprescribed heart medication.
Categories: Business, Television Tags: ABC News, Ben Sherwood, DATG
Sean Cocchia and David Cobb Promoted at Disney Channels Worldwide
Disney Channels Worldwide has promoted two key executives into new roles — Sean Cocchia has been named Senior Vice President and General Manager, Radio Disney, and David Cobb has been named Vice President, Business Planning and Strategy, Disney Channels Worldwide. The announcement was made today by Carolina Lightcap, President, Disney Channels Worldwide, to whom they each will report. David Cobb will also have a reporting line into Jewell Engstrom, Chief Financial Officer, Disney ABC Networks Group.
At Radio Disney, Cocchia succeeds Michael Riley, who was recently named President, ABC Family. Cobb succeeds Cocchia in the Business Planning and Strategy role.
In making the announcement, Lightcap said, “These promotions come at a time of dynamic expansion and innovation for our portfolio, and especially as Radio Disney rises to meet the needs of its growing audience of kids, tweens and families.” She continued, “They also reflect Disney’s commitment to identifying and cultivating leaders within the organization and to consistently providing exciting and challenging career opportunities for our team. Sean brings strategic acumen, extensive knowledge of our business and leadership skills to his new role, and David is a proven strategic thinker whose intrinsic business planning expertise will serve us well as we continue to grow domestically and internationally.”
Cocchia has been an executive with Disney since 1998 and was most recently Senior Vice President, Business Planning and Development, Disney Channels Worldwide. His new responsibilities will include strategic management of the national Radio Disney network which is available on over 35 terrestrial radio stations and via RadioDisney.com, Sirius and XM satellite radio, iTunes Radio Tuner, mobile phones and on the Radio Disney iPhone App. Radio Disney’s programming, distribution and marketing departments will report to him. Cocchia’s role continues to include guiding strategic digital media extensions to optimize assets in the portfolio of Disney Channels Worldwide across digital platforms, working closely with the team led by Albert Cheng, Executive Vice President, Digital Media, Disney/ABC Television Group.
In 2008, Cocchia was named Senior Vice President, Business Planning and Development, Disney Channels Worldwide. He was previously Vice President, Business Development (2005-08) and Executive Director, Business Management (2004-05) for Disney Channel U.S. Cocchia joined Disney in July 1998 as a Senior Analyst in its Strategic Planning area. He previously served as an investment banking analyst with Credit Suisse First Boston’s Media and Telecommunications Group. Cocchia graduated magna cum laude from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance.
Cobb has been with Disney since 1996, and for the past year has been Director, Business Planning and Development, Disney Channels Worldwide. He will be responsible for strategic oversight and business planning, including growth strategies for Disney Channels Worldwide. Cobb has a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Architecture from University of Tennessee, Knoxville and a Bachelor of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Tennessee Technological University.
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Disney/ABC Television Group and Time Warner Cable Announce Agreement, Expanded Services
Disney/ABC Television Group, ESPN and Time Warner Cable today entered into a long-term, wide-ranging agreement that will provide Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks cable customers the programming of ABC Family, Disney Channel, Disney XD, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS, ESPNU, ESPN Classic, ESPN Deportes and SOAPnet, as well as WABC in New York, KABC in Los Angeles, WTVD in Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville, WTVG in Toledo, and associated HD cable networks. Subscribers will also have unprecedented digital access to online content and expanded Video On Demand services.
This extensive and expanded rights package, Disney Media Network’s most expansive content agreement to date, provides for:
- The recently announced Disney Junior, a new 24-hour basic channel for preschool-age children, parents and caregivers. Available to Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks cable customers upon its debut in 2012, the new channel will feature animated and live action programming which blends Disney’s unparalleled storytelling and beloved characters with learning, including early math, language skills, healthy eating and lifestyles and social skills.
- The addition of ESPN3.com, ESPN’s live sports broadband network, which will be available to all Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks subscribers who get ESPN. ESPN3.com gives Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks fans a 24/7 online destination that delivers more than 3,500 live, global sports events annually as part of TV Everywhere. This addition also gives Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks the right to feature cleared content from ESPN3.com on its sports tier.
- Access to a new authenticated service, which will give Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks subscribers the opportunity to watch the linear networks ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU through their broadband services, as well as mobile Internet devices like an iPad. Details on the launch will be forthcoming.
- A new service, developed with Time Warner Cable, called ESPN Goal Line, a super-highlight channel that will be available only to Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks sports tier subscribers as early as September 4. ESPN Goal Line will take fans around the best matchups each Saturday during the NCAA football season. The once-a-week network will include live look-ins to game action, focusing on scoring drives and up-to-the minute commentary from analysts and experts. A similar service called ESPN Buzzer Beater will be available for the college basketball season.
- Inclusion of a variety of content from across the Disney Media Networks’ portfolio on Time Warner Cable’s and Bright House Networks Start Over and Look Back features.
- The addition of ESPN Deportes HD to Time Warner Cable’s larger footprint.
- The launch of ESPN 3D to Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks’ systems.
- A Time Warner Cable/ESPN Deportes co-branded, Spanish language sports website in Los Angeles.
- Availability of ESPN Radio feeds in New York, Los Angeles and Dallas to Time Warner Cable’s video platform.
- A plethora of ESPN-branded content made available on Time Warner Cable’s and Bright House Networks’ sports tier.
Expanded VOD services in many markets will include:
- ABC On Demand, ABC’s fast forward-disabled VOD service which currently features a selection of primetime programming, including episodes of such popular ABC shows as “Castle,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Private Practice” and “Desperate Housewives.” Anticipated newcomers include “No Ordinary Family” and “My Generation.” Additionally, episodes of ABC News’ “Good Morning America” are available each week.
- Disney-branded On Demand offerings for kids, including Disney Channel On Demand and Disney XD On Demand. Refreshed each month, the Disney Channel VOD offering will include episodes from such series as “Handy Manny,” “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse” and “Special Agent Oso” for preschoolers, as well as variety of episodes from “Wizards of Waverly Place,” “Hannah Montana,” “The Suite Life on Deck,” “Good Luck Charlie” and other popular series for older kids. Select episodes featured on Disney Channel On Demand will be available in multiple languages. Disney XD On Demand features a variety of episodes from such series as the Emmy Award-winning animated hit “Phineas and Ferb” and “Kick Buttowski – Suburban Daredevil,” as well as the upcoming sitcom “Pair of Kings.”
- Locally relevant sports content from ESPN in several Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks markets, including Los Angeles, New York, North and South Carolina, Tampa, Orlando, Texas and Ohio.
- The subscription VOD service “Disney Family Movies” which features a selection of classic and contemporary films and animated shorts from The Walt Disney Studios.
- A new transactional VOD service for select content from the Disney/ABC Television Group.
Co-chairs of Disney Media Networks George Bodenheimer and Anne Sweeney also commented on the announcement, stating: “The successful conclusion of this wide-ranging deal demonstrates our commitment to our distribution partners and our ability to work with them to provide consumers with an unmatched portfolio of national and local entertainment, news and sports content while continuing to strengthen both of our businesses.”
“We are pleased to have reached an agreement without any interruption in service,” said Glenn Britt, Time Warner Cable’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. “We thank our customers for their support, and we look forward to launching these new and innovative products and services.”
“We’re pleased that an agreement has been reached with no disruption in programming for our customers,” said Steve Miron, Chief Executive Officer, Bright House Networks.
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Disney Channel, ABC and ABC Family Offer High-Definition TV Per-Episode Rentals via iTunes (Details)
As expected, Apple today announced that television programs in HD format will now be available for rent through iTunes 10, which is now available for download. Apple promises thousands of episodes, many of which will be available the day after broadcast. The Disney/ABC Television Group is well represented in the initial offering, with shows from ABC, ABC Family and Disney Channel joining shows from Fox and BBC America.
Each episode rental costs $.99 and can be viewed on Mac, PC, iPhone, iPod Touch and Apple TV. You’ll have thirty days from rental to begin watching the episode and 48 hours from that point to complete watching it before the rental period expires.
TV rental requires iOS 4.1 for the iPhone and iPod touch users. iOS 4.1 works with iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and second, third and fourth generation iPod touch and is only currently available within the United States.
In response to the announcement, Anne Sweeney, co-chair, Disney Media Networks and president, Disney/ABC Television Group, has offered the following statement:
“When we put our shows on iTunes five years ago, it was revolutionary. Since then, we’ve continued to provide viewers with innovative new ways to access our programming, and today we’re proud to team with Apple on a rental option for fans of our shows.”
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Disney/ABC Television Group Takes Home 19 Emmys, Including Six for ‘Modern Family’
ABC Network’s critically acclaimed freshman hit comedy series, “Modern Family,” swept more categories than any other series with three wins, including the top comedy series prize, at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, presented last night. In addition to winning for Outstanding Comedy Series, “Modern Family’s” Eric Stonestreet captured his first-ever Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and executive producers Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd took the Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series prize for the pilot episode.
“Modern Family” won a total of six Emmys, with the other three awards for Casting, Sound Mixing and Picture Editing announced at the Creative Arts Emmys on Aug. 21.
With the combination of wins at the Primetime ceremony and the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, Disney/ABC Television Group won a total of 19 awards, with ABC leading all broadcast networks with a total of 18 wins.
ABC’s “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution” series captured a first-time win for Reality Program, and Walt Disney Animation Studios and ABC were big winners in the animation category at the Creative Emmy Awards announced on August 21, as their holiday special “Disney Prep & Landing” took home four Emmys, the most for any broadcast program, including one for Outstanding Animated Program. Individual Achievement Emmy Awards were also presented for storyboard artist Joe Mateo, art director Andy Harkness and background key designer William M. George III. “Disney Prep & Landing” is ABC’s first television special produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios.
Producers from Disney Channel’s “Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie” won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Children’s Series at the Creative Arts Emmys.
Additional winners announced at the Creative ceremony include: Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) for “Grey’s Anatomy”; Outstanding Costumes for a Variety/Music Program or a Special for “Jimmy Kimmel Live”; Outstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or a Special for “Dancing with the Stars”; Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety, Music or Nonfiction
Programming for the “82nd Annual Academy Awards”; Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series for “Lost”; Outstanding Stunt Coordination for “FlashForward” and Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series for “Dancing with the Stars.”
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Disney/ABC Television Group to Present Ninth Actors Showcase in New York
As part of its overall initiative to find and develop actors from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds or with disabilities, the Disney/ABC Television Group Casting Project will hold its next New York Actors Showcase on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23. Ten promising actors will have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills to an audience of industry and network professionals during 2:00 and 7:00 p.m. performances at the Kirk Theatre, 410 West 42nd Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues.
This latest showcase, the ninth to be held in New York, is spearheaded by Executive Vice President, Casting, Keli Lee; Vice President, Casting, Ayo Davis; Executive Director, Casting, Randi Chugerman; Executive Director, Primetime Casting, Marci Phillips; Manager, Casting, Karen Noble; Showcase Coordinators John Ort and Peachy Pascual; and the New York and Los Angeles casting offices. The event is produced in partnership with AFTRA (American Federation of Television and Radio Artists), SAG (Screen Actors Guild) and Actors’ Equity.
“Advancing opportunities for culturally and ethnically diverse performers, as well as actors with disabilities, is a top priority at Disney/ABC,” Ms. Lee said. “Once again, on the New York stage, we are proud to introduce industry and network professionals to an outstanding group of diverse rising stars.”
The ten actors were selected from more than 7500 candidates who submitted in New York. Many candidates entered the competition through AFTRA, SAG, Actors’ Equity, the Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts, or theatre companies and other organizations representing New York’s diverse theatrical community.
Featured actors are Catherine Ann Callahan of Long Island, New York; Kenneth Franklin of Woodhaven, Michigan; Jee Young Han of Walnut, California; Junior Mendez of Weston, Florida; Ayesha Ngaujah of Winchester, Virginia; Nosheen Phoenix of London, the United Kingdom; Miguel Pinzon of Weston, Florida; Veronica Reyes of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan; Joseph Soeder of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Rob Yang of Chicago, Illinois.
Casting directors, talent agents, managers and other industry and network professionals are invited to attend the series of one-act vignettes to be performed by the 10 actors. Showcase directors are Ted Sluberski and Joe Ward. The showcase is closed to the general public.
The Disney/ABC Television Group’s commitment to discovering and nurturing diverse talent is exemplified through many different programs, including the Casting Project, the Disney ABC Writing Fellowship, Disney ABC Creative Development Program, the Disney ABC/DGA Directing Fellowship, ABC Studios Production Associates Program and The Emma Bowen Minority Internship Program.
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Disney’s ‘Prep & Landing’ Delivers at Creative Emmy Awards; ABC and Disney Channel’s ‘Wizards’ Also Charm
The Creative Emmy Awards ceremony took place at the Nokia Theater LA Live in Los Angeles last night and although perennially-strong HBO took the top spot with 17 wins, the Disney/ABC Television Group finished strong with 16 between ABC and Disney Channel. The event leads up to the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on August 29.
Leading the pack for Disney was its half-hour holiday special ‘Prep & Landing’ which took home a total of four awards including Outstanding Animated Program. The remaining three were awarded as part of the jury-awarded Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation in which a peer of animators select one, multiple or no winners. In this case, three of the winners came from the same program: Andy Harkness for art direction, William M. George III for background key design and Joe Mateo for storyboarding.
The ensemble comedy ‘Modern Family’ (which is produced by 20th Century Fox) took home two awards: Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Picture Editing for a Comedy Series for the series’ pilot.
Awards also went to several ABC primetime dramas including ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ for Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) for its episode titled ‘Suicide is Painless,’ ‘LOST’ for its series finale in the category of Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series and ‘FlashFoward’ for Outstanding Stunt Coordination in the episode titled ‘No More Good Days.’
‘Dancing with the Stars’ took home two for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special and Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series while fellow reality series ‘Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution’ took home the Outstanding Reality Program award for the ‘Naked Chef.’
Other awards for ABC went to ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ (juried) for Outstanding Costumes for a Variety/Music Program or Special and the 82nd Annual Academy Awards for Outstanding Art Direction for Variety, Music or Non-fiction Programming.
For Disney Channel, favorite ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ repeated their performance from 2009 and took home the award for Outstanding Children’s Program once more.
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Disney/ABC Television Group Names ABC Family’s Paul Lee as New ABC Entertainment President
Anne Sweeney, Co-Chairman Disney/ABC Media Networks and President, Disney/ABC Television Group today announced today that former ABC Family President Paul Lee has been named President, ABC Entertainment Group, effective immediately.
In his new role with the ABC Entertainment Group, Lee has oversight of all creative and business operations for ABC Studios, as well as all development, programming, marketing and scheduling operations for ABC Entertainment.
In discussing the announcement, Sweeney stated: “Paul was hired six years ago because of his great creative instincts and his ability to identify an audience and develop programming that resonates with them, and those same strengths are why he was tapped for this new responsibility. Paul’s success at ABC Family is as amazing as it is indisputable, and I’m looking forward to his continued success on ABC.”
Lee added: “I’m proud of everything we achieved at ABC Family, and I’m looking forward to working with another great team at ABC Entertainment Group to bring even more compelling stories to viewers. ABC is a great network defined by creativity and known for delivering some of the best shows on television. I’m excited to be part of it, and deeply honored to be chosen for the unique opportunity to lead the network and the brand into the future.”
Lee arrived at ABC Family in 2004 and revitalized it with an ambitious slate of original and acquired programs. In conceiving the mission of the network, he launched a plan to target the young adult Millennial audience on multiple platforms with relatable programming like “Kyle XY,” “The Secret Life of the American Teenager,” “Pretty Little Liars,” “Greek,” “Make It or Break It” and “Huge.” The network is also home to the biggest programming event on cable with “25 Days of Christmas.”
Under Lee, ABC Family had an amazing six+ years of consecutive growth. 2010-to-date, ABC Family ranks among the Top 5 cable networks in Prime in W18-49 (No. 5), W18-34 (No. 4), F12-34 (No. 2), Teens (No. 3) and Female Teens (No. 3), and among the Top 10 in Total Viewers (No. 10), A18-49 (No. 10), A18-34 (No. 8) and V12-34 (No. 7). ABC Family has also grown its Prime audience by impressive margins: +74% in Total Viewers, +70% in A18-49 and +75% in W18-49. Among the network’s core younger demo sets, the network’s Prime delivery has also more than doubled over the past six+ years: +111% in A18-34, +115% in W18-34, +111% in V12-34.
Under Lee’s leadership, ABC Family made the most of new platforms to connect viewers with content. The industry recognized this push for creativity and innovation on this front by awarding ABC Family a 2007 Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Interactive Television, as well as an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media the following year.
An announcement regarding a new ABC Family President will be made in the near future.
Prior to joining ABC Family, Lee was chief executive officer and founder of BBC America, and was responsible for the development and launch of the company in March 1998, starting as general manager and then chief operating officer. During his tenure, the hit comedy series “The Office” (British version) garnered two Golden Globes(r). Other shows under his supervision included the BBC’s “Changing Rooms,” which formatted into TLC’s signature show, “Trading Spaces,” “What Not to Wear” and the “Graham Norton Show.”
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ABC Entertainment Group President Stephen McPherson Resigns
According to the Disney/ABC Television Group:
Steve McPherson today submitted his resignation as President, ABC Entertainment Group, and the Company accepted. Mr. McPherson said, “I want to thank the wonderful team of individuals who have worked with me throughout my time here and wish them nothing but the best.” A replacement for McPherson will be announced shortly.
According to his studio bio, which has been removed from the official DATG website, McPherson joined ABC Entertainment in 2004 and has been the driving force behind the network’s primetime comeback, developing quality content and then supporting it with more strategically directed marketing. The ABC Entertainment Group has delivered some of the most successful, talked-about and evolutionary series on television today, including “Desperate Housewives,” “Lost,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Brothers & Sisters,” “Dancing with the Stars” and “Modern Family.”
Prior to joining ABC, McPherson was president of Touchstone Television, where he guided Touchstone to the three best development seasons in the company’s history. In that role he led the development and production of the division’s network primetime series, specials and films, and was responsible for all day-to-day operations of the studio. He originally joined Touchstone as an executive vice president of the studio.
During his tenure at Touchstone, McPherson developed “Desperate Housewives,” “Lost” and “Grey’s Anatomy,” as well as several other successful series for ABC, including “Alias,” “8 Simple Rules,” “According to Jim,” My Wife and Kids,” “Hope & Faith,” “Less than Perfect,” “Once and Again” and “The Job.”
He and his team also developed “CSI” and the award-winning alternative series “Amazing Race” for CBS, as well as the critically acclaimed comedy “Scrubs,” originally for NBC, and “Monk,” which became a hit for the USA Network.
Prior to joining Touchstone Television, McPherson was vice president, Primetime Series at NBC, where he oversaw the development and production of such shows as “NewsRadio” and “Just Shoot Me.” Before joining NBC, he was senior vice president, Creative Affairs of ABC Productions, where he supervised both comedy and drama series, including “My So Called Life” and “The Commish.” He also served as director, Current Programming for FOX, where he helped launch “Martin” and “The Ben Stiller Show.” He began his industry career as director of Development for Witt-Thomas-Harris Productions.
McPherson has been recognized for his achievements and honored with several awards, including the Directors Guild of America’s Diversity Award, honoring his outstanding commitment to and leadership in the hiring of women and minorities in DGA categories. His was only the fourth time that the Award had been bestowed. He also received the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Committee on Diversity’s first Televisionary Award in recognition of his commitment to diversity both on-screen and behind-the-scenes in the 2004-05 television season. He received the Executive of the Year Award for 2005 from the Caucus for Television Producers, Writers & Directors for his contribution to the industry. He was also named the 2006 Television Showman of the Year at the International Cinematographers Guild 43rd Annual Publicists Awards in March, in recognition of his outstanding stewardship of the network in 2005.
McPherson is a graduate of Cornell University, with a BA in Political Science.
Categories: Business, Television Tags: ABC, DATG, Steve McPherson
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