Disney-ABC to revamp after Blackwell's exit

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Disney-ABC to revamp after Blackwell's exit


By Kimberly Nordyke
The Hollywood Reporter
Oct 30, 2007

Disney-ABC Television Group is restructuring its daytime unit following a decision by Deborah Blackwell, announced Monday, to step down from her post as GM of SoapNet.

Brian Frons, president of daytime at Disney-ABC Television Group, said Monday that he will not replace the position, choosing to manage the day-to-day operations of the channel himself.

Blackwell, who will remain at the network as a consultant until her contract expires early next year, said she'll be looking at opportunities in cable as well as in new media, pointing to her previous post as president of Idealab's MyHome.com, an Internet startup.

As for her decision to leave, she said the timing is right to "try something new" after 6 1/2 years at SoapNet growing the distribution and beefing up its original and acquired programming.

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2 tapped in BVP, Disney-ABC restructure


Staff reporter
The Hollywood Reporter
Jan 10, 2008

Ann Lewis Roberts has been named head of Buena Vista Prods. and alternative programming and development at SoapNet, while Adam Rockmore has been tapped senior vp marketing for ABC Daytime and the cable network. The appointments follow the recent restructuring of BVP and the Disney-ABC Television Group's Daytime Division.

"The positions were structured to create greater strength and synergy across ABC Daytime, SoapNet and Buena Vista Prods.," said Brian Frons, president of daytime at the Disney-ABC Television Group. "Ann and Adam will oversee initiatives that will be utilized across the entire television group." Roberts is being promoted from her post as vp development at BVP, while Rockmore was vp marketing and retail at Calphalon. Both will report to Frons.

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