Getting back to the NBCU split… I wonder if the long-term plan might be to build a sort of global ‘network’ of NBC affiliates — i.e. ITV (assuming the BSkyB transaction closes), and then possibly SCM’s TV arm joining NBCU’s existing international assets.
In New York, WWOR becomes Fox 5+, after being branded as channel 9 for decades:
The + is the new symbol Fox is rolling out to their duopolies this year, emphasising the Fox ownership and cleaning up the mess of MyTV and the different +/Plus/Xtra branding in various places.
Dumb, though, to opt for the numeral when your sister station isn’t that far down the EPG.
The reorganization, the latest under CEO Josh D’Amaro, is expected to result in hundreds of layoffs and the consolidation of divisions
Disney is planning a restructuring of its television operation that’s expected to result in hundreds of layoffs and the consolidation of divisions, according to people familiar with the matter.