AMC Networks SVPs David Stefanou & Marco Bresaz Among Creative Executives Impacted By Layoffs
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Following AMC Networks’ shock announcement yesterday that the company is cutting 20% of its U.S.
staff — or about 200 people — with its new CEO Christina Spade also departing, names of affected programming executives are starting to emerge.
We hear those leaving as part of the layoffs include David Stefanou, SVP Original Programming & Development for WE tv, who led the development team in creating shows such as the hit Love After Lockup franchise; as well as Marco Bresaz, SVP of non-fiction & alternative programming for AMC and SundanceTV, who helped oversee both networks’ original non-fiction programming development and their portfolio of current non-fiction programming.
According to sources, also departing are Rafael Ruthchild, VP of Scripted Programming for AMC and Sundance; Cassie Conaway, Director of Scripted Programming at AMC Studios at AMC Networks; and Laura Luckenbaugh, Director, International Programming And Development for AMC Networks.
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