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Praskey joins Disney

TORONTO – Shawn Praskey last month departed Corus Entertainment for Disney.Praskey (pictured) joined Corus in 2008 as marketing manager, joining the company from the former Astral Media and progressed through the ranks. He was vice-president, content distribution for the past three years until his departure last month.Praskey’s new role is vice president, head of content sales, Canada for Disney/ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution.He now manages all Canadian sales across multiple broadcasters and platforms, licensing television programming and feature films from the Disney/ABC Television Group and The Walt Disney Studios.