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Disney Branded Television has restructured its unscripted and non-fiction divisions and promoted a slew of executives.

The Ayo Davis-run unit is realigning its non-scripted teams to sit under three content teams: Disney Original Documentary, Disney Branded Television Unscripted and Disney Branded Television Partnerships and Kids.

As part of the move, it has promoted five executives. Marjon Javadi has been upped to VP, Disney Documentary Films and Docuseries, Nicole Silveira to VP, Unscripted, Claire McCabe to VP, Brand Partnerships and Kids, Meghan de Boer to executive director, Brand Partnerships and Kids and Jordan Gilbert to executive director, Unscripted.

The team reports to Marc Buhaj, VP, Unscripted and Nonfiction, who reports to Charlie Andrews, EVP, Live Action and Alternative Series.

Some of these changes have been taking place over the last six months, as evidenced by deals such as its pick up of short doc Sophie & The Baron via its Disney Original Documentary.

Disney General Entertainment Content’s kid and family-focused producer Disney Branded Television is restructuring its unscripted and nonfiction arm into three new dedicated content teams focused on “distinct areas of storytelling,” including original documentary, unscripted, and partnerships and kids.

The unscripted department of Disney Branded Television will now consist of this trio of teams: Disney Original Documentary, Disney Branded Television Unscripted, and Disney Branded Television Partnership and Kids.

As part of this restructuring, five Disney Branded TV execs have received promotions: Marjon Javadi to vice president of Disney documentary films and docuseries, Nicole Silveira to vice president of unscripted, Claire McCabe to vice president of brand partnerships and kids, Meghan de Boer to executive director of brand partnerships and kids, and Jordan Gilbert to executive director of unscripted.

The three different content teams inside the unscripted section will continue to report to Marc Buhaj, vice president of unscripted and nonfiction,...

Exclusive: Marc Buhaj, most recently SVP, Programming, and general manager, Disney Xd, has been named VP, Unscripted Series and Specials, Disney Branded Television. He will oversee a nonfiction portfolio spanning documentaries and docu-series, unscripted formats, variety and specials for Disney+, and unscripted series and specials for Disney Channels. Buhaj will report to Ayo Davis, EVP, Creative Development and Strategy, Disney Branded Television.

Buhaj, a 14-year Disney veteran, fills the void left by the departure of Dan Silver, Disney+ VP of Nonfiction Originals, who left in December for a job at Netflix. The position, which will be now held by Buhaj, was broadened out in the November restructuring. Also a part of that realignment, the management of Disney Xd was moved to Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution. The new appointment keeps Buhaj on the Content Creation side of the company.

This marks the second key programming executive hire for Davis since...

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