Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaNBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell took in $16.5 million in total compensation, while his boss, Comcast Chairman and CEO Brian Roberts raked in a staggering $32.7 million.The generous pay packages come despite the fact that much of NBCUniversal’s business of making and distributing movies and turning those properties into theme park rides was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
It also resulted in thousands of layoffs. Shell, who took over as chief of the media division in 2019 from Steve Burke, did not previously disclose his salary.
Roberts did take a modest cut in his pay package. The Comcast chieftain made $36.4 million in 2019 and $35.0 million in 2018.
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