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Thursday, Jun 25
Layoffs At MTV "Purely Creative"
First, THR said the number of axed employees was only "50-something" and not the 75 of previous reports. And, in an interview with MTV's president of programming Tony DiSanto, THR learned that a majority of the layoffs were part of a broader reorganization of MTV. "It was not done for financial reasons, it was purely creative -- an overhaul of the organization to better meet the creative needs of MTV," DiSanto told the industry trade. DiSanto said that seven executives under him and his number two, Liz Gateley -- about half of MTV's development team -- were let go, including senior VPs Maira Suro and Aaron Meyerson, who worked on the scripted and unscripted sides, respectively. DiSanto is now putting together a new creative structure for the network which will involve a New York-based comedy team led senior VP Brent Haynes and a bicoastal series development team led by Gateley, THR said. Email This Post |
Turning the Page For New York Media
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