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Layoffs Hit Universal International Studios


Universal International Studios has been hit by layoffs amid the SpinCo reorganization in London, LA and Australia.

'The Day of the Jackal': produced by UIS-owned Carnival.Marcell Piti/Carnival Film & Television Limited Deadline is told that redundancies have hit UIS globally in London HQ and in its Australia and L.A. hubs. The studio has numerous employees and also owns fabled production outfits like Day of the Jackal maker Carnival, We are Lady Parts producer Working Title and David Heyman’s Heyday. The news has emerged less than a fortnight after we told you about a larger round of layoffs at UIS stablemate NBCUniversal mainly on the unscripted side in the States, which has been impacted by the SpinCo(now Versant) spin-off actioned by Comcast.

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