NBCUniversal E! U.S. entertainment shows “Daily Pop” and “Nightly Pop” which were canceled last month. The move is due to the cable channel’s major restructuring effort to create a centralized Terrace Studio that will share production efforts across E! News brands and NBCU’s syndicated “Access” programs.
“Daily Pop” will end its five-year run in mid-September, while “Nightly Pop” will end its four-year run in early October. In late October, a new show will debut on E! and hiring new employees, although only a portion of the number is being let go, business InsiderWho first reported the layoffs.
NBCU Executive Vice President Tracy Wilson wrote, “One of our top priorities is to strengthen E’s role in entertainment news in the future, and on that note, we are restructuring the leadership team to better help achieve that goal.” are doing.” Syndication Studio and E! news, in a memo to employees at the time.
She continued, “We’ll be announcing more details in the coming weeks, but our approach to the linear show is to return to the roots of the E! News brand as the gold standard of entertainment news coverage… Knightley Pop teams for their creativity and commitment, which has included working countless hours to keep these shows up and running through the pandemic.”
The restructuring also included a reshuffle of executive staff to expand NBCU’s “Center of Excellence” development program for the Production Department. I! Veteran Ed Zarkoff was tapped as senior vice president news operations and is leading the production side of the news unit under Wilson. Tammy Filler remained as EVP and editor-in-chief of the digital team, where she leads direct reporting to Jane Lavin (who oversees creative) and Jamie Blin (who oversees E! Online editorial). have been. The team is still looking for a digital strategy execution.
An NBCU representative did not comment further.