The chief executive of NBC Universal, Jeff Shell, has left the US media and entertainment giant over an “inappropriate relationship” he had with a woman at the company.
The announcement comes after the firm conducted an investigation over a complaint about Mr Shell’s conduct.
Parent company Comcast has not yet said who will be the new NBCUniversal boss.
Comcast said in a statement on Sunday that after the investigation it had NBCUniversal’s senior executives will report directly to Comcast president, Mike Cavanagh, until a successor for Mr Shell is found.
Mr Shell, who is married, has been at the company for almost two decades and took over as NBCUniversal chief executive in January 2020 – months later, much of the world shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic.