By Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TV Tom Ascheim has departed his post as President of Freeform after six and a half years at the Disney network.
No details about his exit are being released; he is believed to be pursuing another opportunity. Ascheim joined Freeform when it was still ABC Family in December 2013 and oversaw its rebrand into Freeform.
His departure comes a year after the Disney-Fox merger. At the recent Winter TCA, Ascheim was touted Freeform’s future. He said that the network was in “great shape” for the years ahead as part of Disney. “As the young adult brand for the ever more impressive Walt Disney Company, we have a clear lane and focused programming strategy,” he said.
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