Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Hulu Originals and ABC Entertainment president Craig Erwich and president of content marketing for Hulu and Disney General Entertainment Shannon Ryan have both been promoted to expanded roles.
Erwich has been upped to president of ABC Entertainment, Hulu & Disney Branded Television Streaming Originals. With this new title, Erwich will continue to oversee ABC Entertainment and Hulu Originals, while adding unscripted and alternative entertainment to his purview, as well as Disney Branded Television Streaming Originals.
Erwich, who has overseen the Hulu Originals brand since 2014, is expected to “help bolster DBT’s content strategy for fueling Disney+ with broad, family-appealing original programming.” Ryan has been promoted to president of marketing at Disney General Entertainment, giving her leadership over in-house marketing for Disney Branded Television and National Geographic Content.
Additionally, FX Entertainment president Eric Schrier is shifting into the newly created role of president of Disney Television Studios & Business Operations, Disney General Entertainment, as Walt Disney Television chief Bryan Noon steps down after just under a year in his post.
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