TED HARBERT RESIGNS AS CHAIRMAN OF ABC ENTERTAINMENT.ABC Entertainment ABC Entertainment is a network production company owned by The Walt Disney Company and ABC that created in 1982. It produced shows like America's Funniest Home Videos, America's Funniest People, and H.E.L.P.. chairman Ted Harbert Ted Harbert was in charge of programming for ABC for several years in the 1990's. He held a similar position for E! Entertainment Television and Style Network until mid-October 2006, when he got promoted to the newly created position of CEO at the Comcast Entertainment will resign his post, effective Feb. 15, and the position won't be filled, the Walt Disney Co. unit announced Tuesday. The move comes as ABC's prime-time television lineup continues to languish in third place behind General Electric Co.'s NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. and Westinghouse Electric Corp.'s CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. . Harbert, a 20-year veteran of the network, told his staff that he was proud of his contributions at ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. and that he needed a new challenge, though he didn't have any immediate plans. ABC declined to comment on any possible compensation package for the executive. Meanwhile, over at Universal Pictures, Jon Gumpert was appointed executive vice president, studio chairman Casey Silver said Tuesday. Gumpert will be responsible for planning and coordinating the business operations of Universal Pictures, including overseeing major negotiations with talent, third-party financing transactions and a variety of administrative matters. He will report directly to Silver. Before joining Universal, Gumpert was executive vice president of Odyssey Entertainment. |
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