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Susan Rovner Completes NBCU Entertainment Content Restructure; 50 Staff Including Bruce Evans & Dan Shear To Exit In Layoffs

The reorganization of NBCUniversal's entertainment content team is complete with Susan Rovner setting the team and around 50 employees leaving as part of the changes. Deadline understands that Bruce Evans, EVP, Current Programming and Dan Shear, EVP, Comedy Development at Peacock are two of the high-profile execs…

Universal Television Promotes Comedy Executives Jim Donnelly & Dan Shear

Universal Television has given title bumps to its two senior comedy development executives. Jim Donnelly has been promoted to EVP, Comedy Development, and Dan Shear to SVP, Comedy Development. Shear joined Uni TV as VP Comedy in 2014, Donnelly came on board as SVP in 2015. Donnelly has headed the studio’s comedy…

Dan Shear Joins Universal TV As VP Comedy

Dan Shear has recently joined Universal Television as VP Comedy Development, reporting to Tracey Pakosta, EVP, Comedy Development. He will work alongside VP comedy Andy Weil. Shear is segueing to an executive career after a stint an agent. He started in the New York mailroom of the William Morris Agency in 2002. He…