ABC discloses its new executive structure

Under ABC Entertainment Group prexy Steve McPherson, the network has finally publicized its brand new entertainment executive structure.

According to an article in Variety, "As part of the reorg, several staffers received pinkslips. Wednesday ABC declined to comment on how many network and studio employees were let go, but it's believed to be in the low double digits."

In addition, ABC has chosen to scrap its current programming department. Yet, according to network insiders, the department's Senior Vice President, Kim Rozenfeld, who wasn't mentioned in Wednesday's announcement, has been working fiercely on a producing deal that would keep him at the network. As for the other dismissed network executives, they all were at the vice president level or lower.

The Variety article goes on to say, "On the programming front, ABC Entertainment and ABC Studios will keep separate creative teams. ABC confirmed long-running speculation that Suzanne Patmore-Gibbs would head up scripted development on the network side, while Barry Jossen would similarly head up the studio."

Under this new configuration, ABC Drama Executive Channing Dungey will shoot over to the network side and become the senior vice president of drama under Patmore-Gibbs. Similarly, both the continuing Senior Vice President of Comedy, Samie Kim Falvey, and movies and minis Senior Vice President Quinn Taylor will report to Patmore-Gibbs. Yet, Taylor will now oversee acquisitions for the network.

The Variety article then mentions, "Having previously served as president of then-Touchstone TV, McPherson was already very familiar with the Alphabet's studio division when he was handed oversight of the unit."