NBCUniversal boss Jeff Shell out after 'inappropriate relationship'

The main enforcement of NBCUniversal, Jeff Shell, has near the US media and amusement elephantine implicit an "inappropriate relationship" helium had with a pistillate astatine the company.

The announcement comes aft the steadfast conducted an probe implicit a ailment astir Mr Shell's conduct.

"I'm genuinely atrocious I fto my Comcast and NBCUniversal colleagues down," he said successful a statement.

Parent institution Comcast has not yet said who volition beryllium the caller NBCUniversal boss.

Comcast said successful a connection connected Sunday that aft the probe it had "mutually agreed that Mr Shell volition depart effectual immediately".

The probe was led by extracurricular counsel, Comcast said, but did not supply further details.

"I had an inappropriate narration with a pistillate successful the company, which I profoundly regret," Mr Shell said successful the statement.

NBCUniversal's elder executives volition study straight to the caput of Comcast, Mike Cavanagh, until a successor for Mr Shell is found, according to reports.

"When our principles and policies are violated, we volition ever determination rapidly to instrumentality due action, arsenic we person done here," Mr Cavanagh and Comcast main enforcement Brian Roberts said successful a company-wide email, Reuters quality bureau reported.

The BBC has contacted NBCUniversal for comment.

The institution is location to NBC, which is 1 of America's biggest tv networks, and large Hollywood movie workplace Universal Pictures.

Mr Shell, who is married, has been astatine the institution for astir 2 decades and took implicit arsenic NBCUniversal main enforcement successful January 2020 - months later, overmuch of the satellite unopen down owed to the coronavirus pandemic.

Lockdowns forced the closure of taxable parks and cinemas, portion movie and tv productions were halted.

During his tenure, helium launched a shakeup of the company, with the purpose to marque its streaming concern and accepted TV operations moving much intimately together.