OTHER NEWS - June 9, 1995

Disney Gives Exec New Animation Duties: Dean Valentine, president of Burbank-based Walt Disney Co. and Touchstone Television, will assume added responsibilities for television animation, in preparation for the expected departure in January of Gary Krisel, president of Walt Disney TV Animation, the company said. Krisel has said this week that he intends to leave the company when his contract expires in January and that he expects to announce a new job within days. Industry executives, who say Krisel was disappointed that he was not promoted when Rich Frank left as head of the television group, say he has been talking to Sony Corp., DreamWorks SKG and Warner Bros.