The television business has a habit of repeating itself.
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Observers are generally not surprised by the move.
Another veteran executive agrees.
(Clockwise from left) ‘Chicago Fire,’ ‘The Voice’ and ‘The Traitors’NBC/Peacock
Having dual responsibilities is hard on development executives too.
(There is also the legacy carveout of FX under John Landgraf.)
(All traditional media companies have functions, including marketing, that run across networks and studios.)
Igbokwe also is getting thumbs-up for the new, expanded role due to her studio background.
However, another online grid exec disagreed.
Unscripted Changes
One of the biggest questions to emerge from the restructure is around unscripted programming.
Many reporting structure pieces are still to be worked out.
Henson has recently bought a tranche of shows.
The former Warner Bros. Thats the only way you might align everyones priorities.
Otherwise, its a flawed system and the business model doesnt make any sense.
I guess NBC will either figure it out or they wont, added another source.
Industry insiders are divided over whether NBCUs restructuring would usher another wave of vertical integration.
