The ABC network has eliminated 15 to 20 management positions in its broadcast operations and engineering department.
ABC has commissioned an efficiency study of engineering operations by IBM. However, Davis left the door open for more layoffs when he said he had yet to review the results of that study and “will share the findings and recommendations with all of you” when it is ready.
Preston Davis has been president of Broadcast Operations & Engineering for the ABC Television Network Group since 1993. A 31-year veteran of ABC, he spoke this week with HD Notebook.
Entertainment chief said network won't follow the crowd.
Up to 30 percent of the network’s online division is being laid off.
The cuts are happening across the Disney company.
Japan Broadcasting Corp is finalizing plans to cut its workforce by about 1,200 over a three-year period from fiscal 2006 due to a higher-than-expected rise in the number of viewers refusing to pay fees, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun has reported.
The cuts are expected to be in the newsgathering and operations sides of NBC News and MSNBC cable news divisions.