Rod Aissa is leaving NBCUniversal after 11 years, most recently as EVP, entertainment unscripted content, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. He informed his staff of his departure in a memo Friday. In the interim, Rachel Smith will take over Aissa’s role of leading the unscripted lifestyle and docuseries group, working alongside Corie Henson, EVP, entertainment unscripted content, who oversees competition and game shows.
Lisa Katz, Rod Aissa, Jenny Groom, Katie Hockmeyer, Tracie Wilson and Jen Neal will each oversee a wide swath of original content for Peacock, NBC, Syfy, USA Network, Oxygen, Bravo, E! and Universal Kids as part of the company’s consolidation. Layoffs will be next.
