NBC News Layoffs Impact About 150 Staffers As Network Prepares For Comcast-Versant Split

NBC News went through a round of layoffs on Wednesday, impacting about 150 staffers, as the network cuts costs as it prepares for the split of most of Comcast’s cable networks into Versant. The job reductions are scattered throughout NBC News. They represent about 2% of the NBCU News Group workforce and a single-digit percentage of NBC News, according to a source. Staffers are being told that the layoffs are taking place because NBC News no longer will be providing newsgathering for two networks, not just ...