TV industry veteran Julia Franz is nearing a deal to become SVP and head of comedy for Fox Entertainment, while Daniel Weidenfeld is expected to be named SVP and head of animation at the broadcast …
is expected to be named SVP and head of animation at the broadcast network, I have learned. I hear both will report to Fox Entertainment president Michael Thorn.
Fox has been without senior comedy executives since April, when the head of comedy, EVP Comedy Programming & Development Suzanna Makkos, left to join HBO Max as EVP Original Comedy and Animation, and Jonathan Gabay, SVP comedy development and programming, left to join Berlanti Productions as SVP Development. I hear out in the current executive transition is Roberto Alcantara, VP Comedy Programming & Development.
Franz is coming to Fox from Charter, where she was Head of Development and Production for Spectrum Originals, overseeing the development and production of original series including the upcoming revival of the NBC comedy seriesFranz, a well respected executive, previously worked as a creative consultant for Platform One Media and STX Entertainment, where she also served as an executive producer onFranz spent 15 years at The Walt Disney Company, where she served in a number of roles including...
For the past decade, Weidenfeld has served as a writer-producer on a number of series including Adult Swim’s
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