Ben Sherwood
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70% of Unionized Daily Beast Staffers Take Buyouts as Layoffs Loom | Exclusive
Almost all of the outlet’s senior staffers are taking buyouts
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Daily Beast Editor in Chief Tracy Connor Exits Amid Broad Leadership Shakeup
Hugh Dougherty, former deputy editor of the New York Post’s news features, will become the outlet’s new executive editor
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The Daily Beast Braces for Headcount Slash as New Leadership Enacts Buyout Plan
Management indicated to the Guild earlier this month that workforce reductions were coming down the pipeline
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Ben Sherwood and Joanna Coles to Take Over Daily Beast, Given Minority Stake
Effective immediately, Sherwood becomes CEO and Coles will be chief content and creative officer
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Former Disney Exec Sells Digital Sports Startup Mojo to TeamSnap
Ben Sherwood, former head of ABC Television Group, launched the youth sports app in 2021
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Black ABC News Reporters ‘Uncomfortable’ Following Publication of 2016 Demand Letter to Management
Insiders tell TheWrap the letter, dated August 2016, was not approved by all signatories and never sent to management
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Peter Rice, Dana Walden to Lead Disney-ABC’s TV Networks and Studio After Fox Deal Closes
John Landgraf to become chairman of FX Networks and FX Productions, Gary E. Knell will chair Nat Geo Partners
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Ben Sherwood Expected to Exit Disney After Merger With 21st Century Fox
News of DATG chief’s departure comes hours after Comcast outbids Fox for Sky
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Disney/Fox Begins to Take Shape: Peter Rice, Dana Walden Expected to Lead Newly Merged TV Group
Ben Sherwood would transition to another very senior position under Bob Iger
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Roseanne Barr Says She ‘Begged’ ABC Not to Cancel ‘Roseanne’ Show
“I told them I was willing to do anything & asked [for] help in making things right,” sitcom star tweets
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Disney-ABC Chief Ben Sherwood ‘So Sorry’ for ‘Roseanne’ Staff After Abrupt Cancellation
“In the end, it came down to doing what’s right,” Sherwood says in memo to staff
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Roseanne Confessed, Too Late, to ABC After Racist Tweet: ‘I Was Stupid’
Inside the “Roseanne” cancellation: the decision-makers were clear, and united
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‘Good Morning America’ to Add Third Hour – But Not in the Morning
So ignore the “M” in “GMA” for this part
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Can ABC’s ‘American Idol’ Reboot Ratings Match Fox’s ‘Farewell’ Season?
Fox’s final run actually performed pretty well — but now ABC has to sell a lot of ads to pay for the pricey show
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Can Fox Broadcast Network Survive After Disney Buys TV Studio?
“What value is Fox Broadcasting without the studio? It’s just a platform,” former network exec Tom Nunan tells TheWrap
