Once again, Prince William and Prince Harry have reunited to pay tribute to their mother Princess Diana.
13.06.2022 - 18:37 / variety.com
William Earl Dana Walden, newly promoted to Disney’s top TV post, addressed the shocking management shakeup that saw her elevation and the ouster of her longtime boss, Peter Rice.Walden sent a note to Disney General Entertainment staffers detailing the vast unit’s many recent success stories across ABC, FX, Hulu, Freeform, National Geographic and the production units that Walden now oversees. She noted the surprising transition that was unveiled June 9.
The timing, by many accounts, surprised Walden and Rice as much as anyone else on the Burbank lot.“I am very fortunate to have worked alongside Peter Rice for a long time. We have been friends for almost three decades and he was my boss for eight years.
He is a gifted executive, and I learned a lot from him. I know you all join me in wishing him the best in whatever he chooses to do next,” Walden wrote.
Walden also expressed her gratitude to Disney CEO Bob Chapek for promoting her to the post that she called “this opportunity of a lifetime.” Walden, like Rice, joined Disney in 2019 after the acquisition of 21st Century Fox. Walden’s note articulated Chapek’s priorities for Disney.
Chapek’s dismissal of Peter Rice set off an earthquake in the creative community last week“Through quarterly content presentations, where our talented leaders have shared each brand’s priorities, he has become well connected to the dazzling work being done by each team,” Walden wrote of Chapek. “Bob is enormously proud of what we do, and as The Walt Disney Company enters its second century, I look forward to joining forces with all of you to help deliver on his priorities: storytelling excellence, innovation, and a relentless focus on our audience.”More to come
.Once again, Prince William and Prince Harry have reunited to pay tribute to their mother Princess Diana.
Honoring her memory. On what would have been the late Princess Diana‘s 61st birthday, Prince William and Prince Harry individually paid tribute to their mother and celebrated the impact she had on the world.
Prince William has paid tribute to his late mother, Princess Diana, on what would have been her 61st birthday, on July 1. The Duke of Cambridge penned a letter to congratulate the latest recipients of the Diana Award, which recognises people aged 9 to 25 for their social action and humanitarian work. In the letter which came from Kensington Palace and was signed off with William's trademark 'W', which he uses on social media, he wrote: "Congratulations on receiving The Diana Award today! You are part of an inspirational generation of young people who are changing the world through your actions, and I hugely admire your efforts," he wrote in the letter, which was written on official Kensington Palace stationery carrying his "W" royal cipher.
Prince William paid tribute to his mother Princess Diana on what would have been her 61st birthday on Friday.
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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeDana Walden is ready for this moment. On the heels of a shocking Hollywood management shake-up at Disney, the newly promoted chairman of Disney General Entertainment Content now oversees a massive portfolio that includes the programming arms of Hulu, FX, ABC, Freeform, Nat Geo, 20th Century Television, ABC Signature and more.Walden’s ascent at Disney is not a surprise, but the sudden departure of her predecessor and longtime boss, Peter Rice, surely was when the news surfaced on June 9 that Disney CEO Bob Chapek had fired him.Walden has the respect of the Hollywood community, the chops of having run (or co-run) two broadcast networks and multiple studios, plus deep relationships with towering creatives like a certain superstar producer (ahem, Ryan Murphy) who is, by all accounts, itching to reunite with her after a rocky run at Netflix.
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In her first public comments since she was elevated to Chairman of Disney General Entertainment, Dana Walden sent a memo to staff Monday morning. In it, she expressed her “immense appreciation to Bob Chapek for giving me this opportunity of a lifetime,” noting that “is enormously proud of what we do.” She also praised Peter Rice, “a gifted executive,” for his mentorship and friendship and highlighted the achievements of each division in the content group’s portfolio.
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