Ben Sherwood had a lot of success when he ran ABC News.

Sherwood was running ABC News when the network’s morning show, “Good Morning America,” eclipsed NBC’s “Today” in total viewers. 

That success got him bumped up to the top at ABC, which now has him currently in charge of ABC, Freeform and Disney Channel. But, with him in charge, ABC has been mired in third place and recently lost two of its biggest producers, Shonda Rhimes and Kenya Barris, to Netflix Inc. The Disney Channel and Freeform have both suffered declines in viewers.

Now, as Disney gets ready to takeover a big portion of Fox, Disney is looking to change Sherwood's role and put him back in news. 

Bloomberg writes that Walt Disney Co. has discussed reorganizing its news operations under the leadership of Sherwood. 

Sherwood would become the head of worldwide news and nonfiction content at the company under one scenario that’s been discussed, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the talks are private. Disney hasn’t made any decisions yet, and the outcome may depend on the success of its bid for U.K broadcaster Sky Plc, which operates a large news division.

Sherwood and Disney have held preliminary talks about a job overseeing news across North America, Europe and India, according to the people familiar with the discussions. The plan could fall through -- and Sherwood may pursue roles outside of the company, one of the people said. His contract runs through mid-2021.