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Less than a month after Nexstar Media closed a deal to take 75% ownership of The CW, the broadcast network has been hit with dozens of layoffs.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter More layoffs are underway at The CW, Variety has confirmed. Sources say that over a dozen people have been let go from the network, mostly in the marketing and finance divisions. According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, those released this time were supposed to be part of an initial round of cuts that took place late last year, but ongoing projects or remaining time on their contracts meant they were not let go until today. This marks the latest layoffs at the broadcast network since Nexstar acquired a majority stake in it in October 2022. As Variety exclusively reported in November, between 30-40 staffers were laid off shortly after the deal closed, including longtime network communications head Paul Hewitt. Those came after network head Mark Pedowitz stepped down along with several other senior executives.

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direct to your inboxTwo prison officers who stole thousands of pounds worth of electronics from Forest Bank jail and sold them on have been jailed.Paul Albertsen, 42, and Paul Hewitt, 41, both took items from the Salford prison, before selling them on via Ebay or at CeX stores.Items such as DVDs and games consoles would be taken into the prison as part of a workshop for inmates, who would repackage the products.But Albertsen, a prison officer of 15 years, and Hewitt, who had seven years of experience, would steal the items and sell them on for their own gain.Albertsen received £95,000 from the scheme, with Hewitt gaining £67,000.Their lawyers said the two men, who a judge said had previously given 'commendable service', were unable to