Michelle Mendelovitz has stepped down as head of Mattel Television Studios, Variety has confirmed. Mendelovitz joined the studio in November of last year, where she oversaw the development, production and distribution of Mattel’s slate of episodic content on broadcast and streaming globally. She was recently involved in the new Barney the Dinosaur animated series for Max and Cartoon Network, which was announced in May.

Prior to her role at Mattel Television Studios, she was the head of drama development at Disney’s 20th Television. Deadline was first to report the news of Mendelovitz’s exit. More to come.

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