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Dirk Hoogstra & Nicole Sorrenti Among Lionsgate Execs Exiting Following Alternative TV Layoffs – Update
EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate Alternative Television is the latest business to be hit with layoffs. The unscripted TV arm of the studio, which is behind series such as Discovery’s Naked and Afraid and Dirty Jobs, has begun a round of redundancies today. Deadline understands that around 5% of the division’s employees are impacted. The unit employs around 100 […]
The unscripted TV arm of the studio, which is behind series such as Discovery’s Naked and Afraid and Dirty Jobs, has begun a round of redundancies today. It is believed to be the result of the continued integration of eOne and Lionsgate, following the $375M deal closed twelve months ago, as well as the general belt-tightening that is happening around the industry. Lionsgate Alternative Television, which is run by Craig Piligian, was founded earlier this year, bringing together eOne’s unscripted assets together with its own non-fiction division.
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