Veteran entertainment exec Peter Liguori has taken the reins of ad tech firm VideoAmp as executive chairman amid the layoffs of 20% of its workforce in a restructuring.
19.12.2023 - 20:29 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Disney Entertainment Television has promoted three of its top finance executives to new roles. Karen Sack has been elevated to EVP, Finance, Disney Entertainment Television; Peggy Ting to SVP Finance and Business Planning, Disney Television Studios; and Amit Ziv to SVP Finance and Business Planning for ABC Entertainment, ABC News, ABC Owned Television Stations and Freeform
In her expanded role, Sack will be instrumental in setting business strategy and ensuring delivery of profitability targets for the TV business by leading P&L forecasts and short- and long-term financial planning. She will oversee all finance matters, including budget management and analysis.
Sack had previously been the head of Finance at FX since 2009. Prior to that, she worked at Fox Filmed Entertainment in various finance roles, including International Home Entertainment, Operations Strategy, and at the film production and distribution label Fox Atomic.
As head of Finance for Disney Television Studios, Ting reports to Sack and oversees financial planning and analysis across ABC Signature, 20th Television and 20th Television Animation, as well as Production and Development Finance for those studios plus FX Productions. She is also responsible for setting strategy and overseeing day-to-day operations of the production finance department.
Previously, Ting was vice president, Finance and Business Planning, at Disney Television Studios. She also served as an executive director of Business Development at Fox21 Television Studios.
As head of Finance for ABC Entertainment, ABC News, ABC Owned Television Stations and Freeform, Ziv reports to Sack and oversees the finance and business planning for these brands. He also serves as a business
Veteran entertainment exec Peter Liguori has taken the reins of ad tech firm VideoAmp as executive chairman amid the layoffs of 20% of its workforce in a restructuring.
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