Posted on 11/12/2012 9:06:06 PM PST by Steelfish
NBCUniversal Cuts About 500 Employees
NBC Studios in Burbank. Parent company NBCUniversal is cutting about 500 jobs By Meg James November 12, 2012
In a round of year-end belt tightening, NBCUniversal is cutting about 500 employees, or about 1.5% of its total workforce.
The cuts are distributed throughout the media company, which boasts nearly 30,000 employees, according to a person close to the situation who asked not to be identified discussing the sensitive topic.
Some of the layoffs have already occurred. Two months ago, "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" eliminated about two dozen of its crew in an effort to reduce the late-night program's budget.
A large percentage of the cuts came from the tiny G4 cable channel, which celebrates video game culture. Last month, the channel canceled two of its signature and long-running shows, "Attack of the Show!" and "X-Play," leading to the departures of several dozen people.
Los Angeles-based Universal Pictures last month cut about 20 jobs, including in its home entertainment unit, which has seen lower revenue as part of an industrywide slowdown in DVD sales. Universal also decided to shutter its feature post sound studio after its staff completes work on current projects. The closure is expected to lead to the loss of another 20 people during the next year, a person familiar with the studio said.
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CRY ME A RIVER! I had my wages cut last year in anticipation of this. I got rid of TV, etc.
The TechTV programs were hosted by a number of lefties (Leo Laporte, Kevin Rose, et al) BUT they mostly left their politics behind the camera and focused on producing programs that improved the Tech knowledge of the viewers.
I was trying to force a sympathetic tear drop, but I farted and woke up the Dog.
Ask me for money and my first question will be, who did you Vote for President?
Right answer - Romney, may garner a donation.
Wrong answer - Obama, Third Party, didn’t Vote, Write In, will garner a “go beg Obama for it Comrade”.
Is this just a leftist company cleaning out all the conservative employees?
Great post...thank you for taking a stand.
Maybe a little negative reinforcement will help them make better (ie. not Marxist/socialist/fascist) decisions in the future.
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I’m not counting on it. There will ALWAYS be scapegoats for socialism’s failures.
It won’t be long before people are crying for Obama to DO SOMETHING! and PASS A LAW! And we’ll get more socialism.
Just the logic of Obama&Co at work it was expected,more to ensue.
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