Peter Rice
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United Kingdom

Peter
Rice

Chairman, General Entertainment Content

Rice was challenged to steer Disney’s dramatic October 2020 restructuring of its content, marketing, sales and distribution operations under CEO Bob Chapek. In the new configuration, he managed TV content production and editorial operations of ABC and Disney, with the big exception of ESPN. But revenue-generating aspects of the studio and networks business moved to Rice’s counterpart in distribution, Kareem Daniel, who serves as chairman of Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution. Rice grappled with a leadership change at ABC News, with CBS News alum Kimberly Godwin succeeding James Goldston as president in April. Rice left Disney in June 2022, leaving behind a team under successor Dana Walden that is set on keeping the pipeline of sticky TV content coming to Disney’s in-house platforms at a time of tough competition and intense scrutiny of quarterly financials.

Career

  • Searchlight Pictures
  • 21st Century Fox (DEFUNCT)
  • Fox Networks Group (DEFUNCT)

Education

  • University of Nottingham (England)

Variety Honors

  • 2017 Variety500 Honoree
  • 2018 Variety500 Honoree
  • 2019 Variety500 Honoree
  • 2020 Variety500 Honoree
  • 2021 Variety500 Honoree
  • Dealmaker's Impact
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Dana Walden and Peter Rice: Meet the Media Heavyweights Behind Disney's Major Shakeup

Dana Walden and Peter Rice: Meet the Media Heavyweights Behind Disney's Major Shakeup

After the shocking news that Peter Rice has been ousted as the head of TV content for Disney, and will be replaced by his top lieutenant, Dana Walden, media insiders are left scratching their heads and speculating about the behind-the-scenes dealmaking taking place. For the uninitiated, Variety has put together a primer on the incoming and outgoing heads of Disney television.Peter Rice*Bio:Born and raised in the U.K., Rice's family was close to Rupert Murdoch’s family, which lead to a Fox...

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