{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Option","title":"Episode 80: NBCU Merges UCP & UIS Into Universal Global Television","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/3a6b6198\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":278,"description":"NBCUniversal has officially merged UCP and Universal International Studios into a new entity called Universal Global Television, reducing Universal Studio Group from four scripted divisions to three. Beatrice Springborn will run UGT as President, bringing together two studios whose slates had grown increasingly indistinguishable. The restructuring eliminates 22 roles across USG, NBC, and Peacock — a direct consequence of the January 2026 spinoff of NBCU's cable networks into Versant. For agents, producers, and showrunners with deals at either studio, the leadership map just changed.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/4RKcc1IGb7a3BJ1dndiWrVMcYNS3d-RHc5yAO2mJR8g/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zODVm/MzRmM2IxNDUwOWZj/NDg0NGJhMjhjOTI2/MmZhMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}