Layoffs Hit NBC News: 150 Jobs Cut Ahead of Versant Split
Layoffs hit NBC News Wednesday, with the network news division facing cuts ahead of Comcast’s spinoff of Versant. About 150 jobs were eliminated, representing about 2 percent of the workforce of the NBC News Group. The cuts were across the News Group, without specific teams being targeted. The Versant spin will see MSNBC and CNBC…