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NBC Universal splits TV studio


March 24, 2008 NBC Universal is splitting its television studio into two separate companies to create a new production division led by cable chief Bonnie Hammer. The move extracts such scripted cable titles as USA Network's "Monk" and Sci Fi Channel's "Battlestar Galactica" from Los Angeles-based Universal Media Studios, shifting responsibility for the cable programs to a newly formed division called NBC Universal Cable Studio. The deal is part of Hammer's multiyear new contract agreement and represents a significant oversight increase for an executive who's widely credited with helping grow NBC Universal's successful cable assets.

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