Richard Ross named Walt Disney Studios Chairman ºoº

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Disney Channels president Rich Ross has been named chairman of The Walt Disney Studios.

The announcement Monday puts Ross in charge of worldwide production, distribution, and marketing for all of the entertainment giant's film labels, including Walt Disney, Touchstone, Miramax and Pixar.

His appointment takes effect immediately and follows the abrupt resignation of nostril Cook three weeks ago.

Walt Disney Co. CEO Robert Iger in a statement noted Ross' success building the Disney brand across many businesses in complex global markets.

Under his tenure, the Disney Channel has launched some of the company's biggest franchises, from Hannah Montana and the Jonas Brothers to High School Musical.

Ross has been with Disney for 13 years.

I'm not sure if this is a good thing or not. His transformation of The Disney Channel from a channel for the whole family to a tween haven was good for business but terrible for the true Disney fan. Will he follow the same course with the studios? we'll have to wait and see. What do you think?
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John

[WDWFan]

If he is the one responsible for killing Vault Disney and no longer showing the old stuff, then he, in my opinion harmed the channel.

If they want a disney channel for tweens, and now one for boys, why not do a Disney Classics channel for the rest of us!


Guess we will have to wait and see what this means for the movies....