20th Television Adds Two New Executives

20th Television has added two new names to their executive team.

What’s Happening:

  • Two new names have been hired by 20th Television to head production and comedy development, reports Deadline.
  • Jillian Longnecker, formerly of Netflix, is becoming the EVP and Head of Production for 20th Television.
  • Brendan Countee, formerly of Showtime, is becoming the SVP and Head of Comedy Development.
  • Both roles are for 20th Television, which fall under the greater Disney Television Studios umbrella, which also includes Hulu, Freeform, and FX.

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Marshal Knight is a pop culture writer based in Orlando, FL. For some inexplicable reason, his most recent birthday party was themed to daytime television. He’d like to thank Sandra Oh.