{
  "id": 16059178,
  "title": "Comcast Plans Major Layoffs as It Preps for NBCU Spin-Off, Sees $1 Billion-Plus Restructuring Charge in Q4",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/comcast-plans-major-layoffs-as-it-preps-for-nbcu-spin-off-sees-1",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-22T14:10:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/comcast-layoffs-nbcuniversal-spin-off-1-billion-restructuring-charge-1236920356/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Comcast is gearing up for significant job cuts in its cable and telecom business in the coming weeks, as the media conglomerate restructures ahead the expected spin-off of NBCUniversal in 2027. On the company’s third-quarter 2026 earning call, CFO Jason Armstrong said Comcast expects to take a restructuring charge of more than $1 billion in […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}