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Smithsonian Networks Head Tom Hayden Out as Post-Merger Layoffs Hit ViacomCBS
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variety.comBy Elaine Low Senior TV Writer Amid a day of company-wide restructuring at ViacomCBS, Smithsonian Network president Tom Hayden will leaving his post at the end of May, Variety has learned.
The reorganization — which includes layoffs of more than 100 employees primarily at MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, Pop and Smithsonian — is part of the ongoing post-merger integration of Viacom and CBS that is designed to provide $750 million in synergies over three years.
The layoffs are not related to the current coronavirus outbreak. A wide range of divisions, from the programming and development executive suite at Comedy Central, as well as editorial staffers as MTV News, have been impacted.
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