{"id":125227,"date":"2024-11-13T04:42:50","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T21:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=125227"},"modified":"2024-11-13T04:42:50","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T21:42:50","slug":"the-cw-undergoes-layoffs-with-scripted-pr-hit-hard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=125227","title":{"rendered":"The CW Undergoes Layoffs With Scripted PR Hit Hard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/layoffs\/\" id=\"auto-tag_layoffs\" data-tag=\"layoffs\">Layoffs<\/a> are underway at <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/the-cw\/\" id=\"auto-tag_the-cw\" data-tag=\"the-cw\">the CW<\/a>. According to sources, as many as 35 people have been let go, with scripted PR particularly hard hit. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tWhile SVP Beth Feldman and VP Rob Moynihan are said to be staying, the entire team under them has been laid off, I hear. Also believed to be impacted are scripted and unscripted programming and marketing. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2023\/03\/the-cw-layoffs-marketing-finance-nexstar-1235308679\/\">latest round of cuts<\/a> comes on the heels of a <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2024\/10\/dennis-miller-exits-cw-president-1236117960\/\">change at the helm of the CW<\/a>, with Dennis Miller stepping down as president after two years. The network\u2019s President of Entertainment Brad Schwartz, who succeed him, is expected to address today\u2019s layoffs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe CW previously underwent <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2022\/11\/the-cw-hit-with-dozens-of-layoffs-nexstar-plots-more-frugal-course-for-broadcast-network-1235160632\/\">multiple rounds of staff cuts<\/a> following the closing of <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2022\/08\/the-cw-nexstar-new-owner-closes-deal-broadcast-tv-1235092108\/\">Nexstar Media\u2019s deal to take 75% ownership<\/a> of the network.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe layoffs are part of <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/nexstar\/\" id=\"auto-tag_nexstar\" data-tag=\"nexstar\">Nexstar<\/a>\u2018s <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2022\/08\/the-cw-will-become-profitable-network-2025-broader-cheaper-programming-nexstar-1235092173\/\">plan to make the network profitable by 2025<\/a>, in large part by ditching the high-end scripted dramas favored by previous joint venture partners Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, each of which still has 12.5% of the network.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tToday\u2019s cuts are said to reflect that programming shift away from high-end scripted toward sports and unscripted\/game shows. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tIn the most recent Q3 earnings report released last week, Nexstar reported a 22% ad sales increase tied to the election. The company reported that operating losses at the CW have been reduced by $119 million year-to-date and that programming costs for the network have been reduced by nearly 52% from when Nexstar acquired the CW in 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<em>Lynette Rice and Dade Hayes contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2024\/11\/the-cw-layoffs-scripted-pr-1236174249\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Layoffs are underway at the CW. According to sources, as many as 35 people have been let go, with scripted PR particularly hard hit. 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