NBC Weighs Restructuring in Burbank

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Two weeks after a major management shake-up at NBC Universal’s New York headquarters, Jeff Zucker, the company’s top television executive, is considering a reorganization of the entertainment division in Burbank, three executives close to the situation said Tuesday, the Los Angeles Times reports.


One scenario under consideration: elevating Jeff Gaspin over all of the company’s TV content, according to two executives who asked not to be identified because the discussions were confidential. Currently Gaspin is in charge of the programming of NBC Universal’s entertainment cable channels and digital entertainment. Another proposal would consolidate all cable operations, including advertising, sales and distribution, under Gaspin.


Zucker, who is expected to succeed NBC Universal Chairman Bob Wright in the coming months, has been preparing for the transition, figuring out which executives will make up his team and how to best organize the company’s vast assets.


Gaspin, long an ally of Zucker’s, “is going to play a key role,” one executive said Tuesday.


NBC Universal executives stressed that the discussions were preliminary and that several proposals were on the table. “No final decisions have been made,” said an NBC Universal spokesperson. Gaspin and Zucker declined to comment.


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