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Major changes are coming for Idw Publishing. In addition to delisting from the New York Stock Exchange, the comic book publisher's parent company, Idw Media Holdings, is making some substantial changes to its workforce.

Idw Media Holdings, the home to Idw Publishing and an entertainment division behind television shows such as Locke & Key and Wynonna Earp, announced that it would go through some dramatic cost-cutting measures. Dw is no longer listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is cutting well over a third of its workforce. The company is also making changes to its senior management. Idw's entertainment division is being considerably downsized, with most of the team being let go, including division head and Executive Vice President Paul Davidson. Head of publishing, Nachie Marsham, is similarly being let go, as is the company's COO Brooke Feinstein. Davidi Jonas, son of Idw chairman, Howard Jonas, will also replace the current CEO,...

Updated with more details: Idw Media Holdings, the company that includes a prominent comics division and an entertainment division behind such series as Syfy’s Wynonna Earp, BBC America/Netflix’s Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency and Netflix’s Locke & Key, said Thursday it is undergoing cost-cutting measures including reducing its workforce by more than a third, delisting from the NYSE and making changes to senior management in response to “operational challenges.”

Leaving are Paul Davidson, EVP and head of Idw Media’s entertainment division, along with the majority of the entertainment team, as well as the head of publishing, Nachie Marsham, Deadline has learned.

As part of the changes, the Idw board said that Davidi Jonas, son of Idw’s chairman and chairman of the board Howard Jonas, will take over as CEO replacing Allan Grafman. Davidi Jonas was recently elected to the board by the company...

Chris Ryall, former Chief Creative Officer and Editor-In-Chief or Idw Publishing, is returning to the company as President, Publisher and Chief Creative Officer. Ryall, recently part of the editorial division at Skybound Entertainment, will be charged with ongoing creative expansion efforts within the company, as well as continuing to work closely with partners and licensors. Greg Goldstein will be stepping down as President and Publisher.

“Chris was a vital and valued member of the Idw team from nearly the beginning, so we are very excited that he is coming home,” said Howard Jonas, Chairman, Idw Media Holdings. “We are thrilled to have him rejoin our senior team to accelerate Idw Publishing’s growth and success. His creative talents and relationships within the industry are unmatched so we are confident that he will thrive in this new, expanded role. We are extremely grateful for the dedication and hard work that Greg put into the company,...