Rumblings of a new org-chart unveiling are growing louder amid mounting pressure on the company to stage a rebound with Iger back at the controls. Details on the restructuring moves, which could potentially include some sort of consolidation within the company’s marketing operations as well as at
The longest-tenured FX employee having joined the network in December 1993, Saftler was an integral part of FX Networks chairman John Landgraf’s team before he was promoted to the DMED post. Saftler has been closely involved with the networks in his current role – he is credited with the recent ratings resurgence at FXX through the programming of off-network comedies and movie acquisitions.
The consolidation chatter is even stronger this time around, with various scenarios circulated about what divisions could be merged. Everything seems to be on the table. Reshaping the company won’t be easy, of course. Disney, like other media companies, is contending with the ongoing decline of linear television and the high cost of streaming, against the backdrop of a fragile economy and uncertain advertising climate.
Potential sell off of the ex-Fox assets?