Burke to replace Dungey as ABC Entertainment chief

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Burke to replace Dungey as ABC Entertainment chief

 

FILE PHOTO - A logo for ABC is pictured atop a building in Burbank, California February 5, 2014. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

 

(Reuters) - Karey Burke will replace Channing Dungey as president of Walt Disney's <DIS.N> ABC Entertainment, the company said on Friday.

 

Burke is currently head of original programming for Disney's cable channel Freeform.

 

Dungey, the first African-American to lead a U.S. broadcast network, will stay through a transition period as Burke assumes her new role.

 

"I'm excited to tackle new challenges," Dungey said.

 

Disney is trying to transform itself into a broad-based digital entertainment company as audiences move to Netflix Inc <NFLX.O>, Alphabet Inc's <GOOGL.O> YouTube and other digital options.

 

Disney is also on the verge of gaining new film and television properties from its purchase of assets from Twenty-First Century Fox Inc <FOXA.O> for $71.3 billion.

 

After the completion of the Fox deal, Burke will report to Dana Walden, chairman of Disney Television Studios and ABC Entertainment, the company said.

 

 

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