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The latest wave of layoffs at NBCUniversal is starting today, with about 5% of employees within the Frances Berwick-run business side of its Television & Streaming division set to depart. Deadline, which revealed last month that layoffs were coming in mid-November, understands that this amounts to fewer than 100…

EXCLUSIVE: The next projected layoffs stemming from NBCUniversal’s recent restructuring are starting next month, sources tell Deadline. November 12 is penciled in as the target date as company brass are eying mid-next month for the second wave of staff reductions to begin, we hear. The cuts will likely come in waves…

Frances Berwick has revealed the senior leadership team that will work under her as part of NBCUniversal's Entertainment Business division. The former Lifestyle Networks president took on the larger role within the company as part of a restructure that saw Paul Telegdy exit his post as NBC Entertainment Chairman. This…

Paul Telegdy is exiting his post as NBC Entertainment chairman as NBCUniversal today unveiled the new centralized structure under Mark Lazarus, Chairman of NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. It includes a larger role for Lifestyle Networks president Frances Berwick. As expected, the reorganization is consolidating…

NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment has promoted Jennifer Geisser to EVP, Communications and Talent Relations for the Lifestyle Group, effectively immediately. Geisser’s promotion was announced today by Frances Berwick, President, Lifestyle Networks, amid a continuing reorganization as it consolidates its Lifestyle…

In a major executive restructuring, NBCUniversal’s Lifestyle Group in undergoing further consolidation with the combining of key operations for E! with those for Bravo, Oxygen and Universal Kids, leading to the trimming of  almost 5% of the group’s workforce. That includes integrating E! and Bravo’s development teams…

Holly Tang, CFO of Bravo and Oxygen, has been promoted to a larger role that will see her add CFO duties for Universal Kids and become Head of Production for NBCUniversal’s lifestyle network portfolio. The lifestyle segment of NBCUniversal Cable, which includes Bravo, Oxygen, E! and Universal Kids, which caters to…

NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment has acquired a majority stake in Priv, an app that provides on-demand beauty and wellness services to consumers. The company had made a small equity deal to “road test” the app two years ago, promoting it on such cable shows as Bravo’s Vanderpump Rules, Watch What Happens Live with Andy…

Adam Stotsky has been named President of E! Entertainment, expanding his responsibilities to include all unscripted programming and development for the pop culture network. Stotsky previously served as General Manager for E! He will continue overseeing all day-to-day operations of the network, including news, digital…

Netflix’s chief content officer Ted Sarandos became the latest executive to challenge FX CEO John Landgraf’s notion that television is reaching a saturation point with too much original scripted programming or “too much TV.” “There’s no such thing as ‘Too much TV,’ unless we’re all spending more and not watching more…

On the heels of Bravo topper Frances Berwick also getting oversight of Oxygen Media, she has set her team for both networks. There is very little overlap, with only a couple of eliminated positions and most senior executives at both networks staying put, including heads of development Andy Cohen (Bravo) and Rod Aissa…

UPDATED: More top executive realignment at NBCU Cable Entertainment. In addition to Jeff Wachtel becoming President and Chief Content Officer, NBCU Cable Entertainment and Chris McCumber being named President, USA Network, Bravo topper Frances Berwick will take on oversight of Oxygen in addition to her current…