{"id":460200,"date":"2022-06-09T20:31:53","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T17:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/disney-fires-tv-content-chief-peter-rice-in-shock-move\/"},"modified":"2022-06-09T20:31:53","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T17:31:53","slug":"disney-fires-tv-content-chief-peter-rice-in-shock-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/disney-fires-tv-content-chief-peter-rice-in-shock-move\/","title":{"rendered":"#Disney fires TV content chief Peter Rice in shock move"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a32f1709af08\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a32f1709af08\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/disney-fires-tv-content-chief-peter-rice-in-shock-move\/#%E2%80%9CDisney_fires_TV_content_chief_Peter_Rice_in_shock_move%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Disney fires TV content chief Peter Rice in shock move&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CDisney_fires_TV_content_chief_Peter_Rice_in_shock_move%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Disney fires TV content chief Peter Rice in shock move&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Embattled Disney CEO Bob Chapek canned TV content boss Peter Rice on Thursday in a surprise shakeup that blindsided Disney employees, as well as Rice himself, sources said.<\/p>\n<p>Rice \u2014 who oversaw the division that made over 300 shows a year for platforms like ABC, Disney Channel, Disney+, Hulu and FX \u2014 had recently renewed his contract through 2024, according to reports. <\/p>\n<p>But Chapek personally brought down the hammer on Rice, according to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/06\/09\/business\/disney-peter-rice.html\">the New York Times<\/a>, which cited \u201can ill fit\u201d with the Mouse House\u2019s corporate culture. <\/p>\n<p>Disney confirmed the ouster Thursday without providing any details of why Rice was let go. <\/p>\n<p>Rice did not return requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>He will be replaced by his second in command, Dana Walden, who came over with Rice after Disney acquired 21st Century Fox in 2019. Rice had served as chairman of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> entertainment content.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/disney-13.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Peter Rice\" class=\"wp-image-22595116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/disney-13.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/disney-13.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/disney-13.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Peter Rice, chairman of general entertainment content, was let go on Thursday in a surprising shakeup.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Alberto E. Rodriguez<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cDana is a dynamic, collaborative leader and cultural force who in just three years has transformed our television business into a content powerhouse that consistently delivers the entertainment audiences crave,\u201d Chapek said.<\/p>\n<p>The CEO touted Walden\u2019s achievements, which include \u201cchampioning creative talent and developing programming that truly captures the cultural zeitgeist\u201d such as ABC\u2019s\u00a0\u201cAbbott Elementary,\u201d Onyx Collective\u2019s Academy Award-winning\u00a0\u201cSummer of Soul\u201d and Hulu\u2019s \u201cThe Dropout.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rice, who also oversaw ABC <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>, just <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/puck.news\/news_brief\/disney-re-ups-peter-rice-amid-scarjo-lawsuit-drama\/\">renewed his contract at Disney<\/a> in August, Puck News reported. It ran until the end of 2024 and Disney will pay the exec out, sources told the Times. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/disney-18.jpg?w=683\" alt=\"Dana Walden\" class=\"wp-image-22595000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/disney-18.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1366 1366w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/disney-18.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/disney-18.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683 683w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/disney-18.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><figcaption>Dana Walden, Rice\u2019s second in command, will take on his role.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chapek has had a difficult few months as he has gr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>led with the fallout from his fumbling response to\u00a0Florida\u2019s \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d law. Disney\u2019s stock price has also plummeted as <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> watchers voiced concerns about the profitability of its streaming service. Under Chapek, the company let go of its most senior communications executive, Geoff Morrell, after just three months on the job. <\/p>\n<p>All the press for a company that had run rather smoothly under Chapek\u2019s predecessor, Bob Iger, caused some in Hollywood to speculate if Chapek was up to the job.  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Bob-Chapek-43.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Bob Chapek\" class=\"wp-image-22594100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Bob-Chapek-43.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Bob-Chapek-43.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Bob-Chapek-43.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Rice\u2019s firing is the latest chapter in Bob Chapek\u2019s short tenure as Disney CEO.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Disney chairman Susan Arnold gave Chapek the board\u2019s backing in an emailed statement Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe strength of The Walt Disney Company\u2019s businesses coming out of the pandemic is a testament to Bob\u2019s leadership and vision for the company\u2019s future,\u201d she said. \u201cIn this important time of business growth and transformation, we are committed to keeping Disney on the successful path it is on today, and Bob and his leadership team have the support and confidence of the Board.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMLG0nwswvr63Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more News articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/06\/09\/disney-fires-tv-content-chief-peter-rice-in-shock-move\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Disney fires TV content chief Peter Rice in shock move&#8221; Embattled Disney CEO Bob Chapek canned TV content boss Peter Rice on Thursday in a surprise shakeup that blindsided Disney employees, as well as Rice himself, sources said. Rice \u2014 who oversaw the division that made over 300 shows a year for platforms like ABC,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":460201,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/disney.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1024","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[130112,87361,1569,79667],"class_list":["post-460200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-6-9-22","tag-bob-chapek","tag-disney","tag-hirings-and-firings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=460200"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460200\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/460201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=460200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=460200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=460200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}