is shining with a great deal of optimism in her position as chairman of Comcast’s Universal Studio Group.s co-editor in chief Cynthia Littleton Friday during her headlinder conversation atabout her creative and strategic vision for the four studios she oversees, Universal Television, UCP, Universal Television Alternative Studio and Universal International Studios, which collectively encompass approximately 120 projects across more than 25 platforms worldwide.
With macroeconomic events putting pressure on Hollywood, and every other industry, stirring recession fears and spurring cost-cutting initiatives, Igbokwe addressed how she approaches concerns within her studios. Several of those “good shows” that Universal has in its lineup, and others that are currently being developed, are produced by top-tier creatives that Igbokwe prizes, including Dick Wolf, Jordan Peele, Amy Poehler, John Legend, Elliot Page and Emmy-winning “Hacks” trio Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky.