Comcast Corp.'s NBCUniversal Media LLC is shuffling executives to consolidate oversight of its broadcast and cable production operations, Variety reported Oct. 7, citing sources close to the situation.
Bonnie Hammer will no longer head the launch of NBCU's upcoming streaming service Peacock, according to the report. Instead, longtime Comcast executive Matt Strauss will become the new head of the streaming service. Strauss, who has been with Comcast since 2004, most recently was executive vice president of Xfinity services for Comcast Cable.
Hammer will now oversee all of the broadcast and cable studio operations of the company. In this role, Hammer will focus on supplying original content to Peacock, NBCU's other outlets, as well as third-party buyers.
Paul Telegdy will become the solo chairman of NBC Entertainment, while George Cheeks will shift to a vice-chair role and will continue to oversee late-night programming for NBC. Cheeks spent the past 12 months as co-chair of the NBC Entertainment broadcast division.
Universal Television and Universal Cable Productions will continue to be run by their current presidents, Pearlena Igbokwe and Dawn Olmstead, respectively.
Peacock is scheduled to be rolled out in April 2020.
