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08.10.2020 / 11:33
Disney APAC Chief Quits; ‘Twenties’ Heads To BBC Three; BBC Studios Hires 4 Comedy Execs; MTV Shorts; Latest Diana Doc — Global Briefs
Jake Kanter International TV EditorDisney APAC Boss Uday Shankar Quits Uday Shankar, president of The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific and chairman, Star & Disney India, is to step down at the end of 2020 after less than two years in the role. Shankar said he intends to pursue new entrepreneurial opportunities to “give back to the country.” Before stepping down, he will work with Rebecca Campbell, chair of Disney’s direct-to-consumer and international segment, to identify a successor.