Dana Walden On Disney’s 183 Emmy Nominations & Commitment To Linear In Integrated Ecosystem
deadline.comThe three most nominated programs at the Emmys this year, Shōgun (25 nominations), The Bear (23) and Only Murders In the Building (21), are all labeled differently — as FX, FX on Hulu and Hulu Originals series, respectively.
But they have something in common — they all stream on Hulu. As Co-Chairman of Disney Entertainment, Dana Walden oversees FX, Hulu as well as ABC, whose Abbott Elementary continued to carry the flag for broadcast series with 9 Emmy nominations, and various other television divisions of the company.
Speaking with Deadline after the Emmy nominations were announced today, Walden was asked about surprises and disappointments on the list. “Well, I would say there were not many disappointments.
It’s an incredible day for the Walt Disney Company,” she said. “When I think about what all of us have worked together to do over the past five years as we integrated the Fox businesses into the Walt Disney Co., the result has been a combined total today of 183 nominations, more than any other company.
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