NBC???: Some Job Cuts This Year; More In 2007, Capus Says

By Brian 

TV Week’s Michele Greppi has a must-read story including comments from NBC News prez Steve Capus. Highlights:

> “The staff reduction… will begin with buyouts, offers of early retirement and attrition.”

> “Capus said some job cuts will take place this year and the majority will probably occur in 2007.”

> “While details remain fluid, plans include turning the third and fourth floors at 30 Rock into a two-story, trading-floor sort of hub for NBC News.”

> Capus “said the control room for NBC Nightly News will move across the street from 30 Rock into the space that houses the Today morning show.”

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