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BURBANK: Disney Media Distribution President Ben Pyne is planning to exit his role, after 25 years with the company.<\/p>\n

Pyne will stay on in his position through the summer to aid in the transition.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am honored to have had such an amazing career at The Walt Disney Company, which has been rich with unique experiences and incredible accomplishments, and prepared me well for my next opportunity,\u201d said Pyne. \u201cIt has been a special privilege to help build and grow brands, networks and programming that touch and enrich the lives of viewers all around the world. Over the years, I\u2019ve been fortunate to work with fantastic people both at Disney, across the wider industry, as well as around the world, and I would like to thank them all for their passion, commitment and hard work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bruce Rosenblum, the president of business operations at Disney|ABC, to whom Pyne reports, commented:\u00a0\u201cBen\u2019s reputation in our industry is second-to-none. What he\u2019s built here at Disney, and what he\u2019s been able to accomplish over the past 25 years, is truly remarkable. While we\u2019ll be sad to see him leave, we\u2019re excited to see what his next chapter holds.\u201d<\/p>\n

In his current role, Pyne has chief responsibility for the global distribution and sales of the content produced by The Walt Disney Company. He was promoted to this post in\u00a0June 2007.\u00a0He joined the company in 1992, and in that time has bolstered the growth of Disney Channel,\u00a0played a leading role in the negotiations of key deals with major U.S. and global distributors; was a chief architect in the ABC Owned Station retransmission consent strategy and the network\u2019s \u201cclearinghouse\u201d initiative; and has been instrumental in securing unique VOD and SVOD deals.<\/p>\n

Pyne sits on Hulu\u2019s board of directors as a representative of The Walt Disney Company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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