Kanter Upped at Playhouse Disney Worldwide

BURBANK, June 13: Nancy
Kanter has been promoted to senior VP of Playhouse Disney Worldwide,
responsible for the preschool channel’s creative content on a global basis.

Kanter was most recently
the senior VP of programming at Playhouse Disney U.S. In her new role, she will
continue to oversee the development and production of all long- and short-form
programming, encompassing live-action and animated series, with the added
responsibility of unifying all programming, marketing and brand management
teams on the creative vision for Playhouse Disney, ensuring cohesiveness
between programming and promotion and all extensions of the brand. Kanter will
report to Gary Marsh, the president of entertainment at Disney Channels
Worldwide.

Kanter is responsible for
supervising the development of Playhouse Disney series like Mickey Mouse
Clubhouse, My Friends Tigger
& Pooh and Handy Manny, as well as the new show Bunnytown and the upcoming Imagination Movers. She has also been instrumental in acquiring
programming such as The Wiggles,
The Doodlebops and Charlie
and Lola. She joined Disney
Channel in February 2001 as the VP of original programming. Prior to Disney,
she served as the president of Bluecow.com, an Internet site for children's
entertainment, and as an executive producer for Sesame Workshop, where she
supervised the development and production of 30-plus Sesame Street broadcast specials and direct-to-video projects.

Marsh commented:
"Nancy's dedication to learning-focused stories for preschoolers helped
drive unprecedented success for our Playhouse Disney programming. As we
increase our programming development around the world, this promotion
recognizes her valued contribution to creative excellence and will ensure a
consistent vision for all Playhouse Disney content."

—By Irene Lew