The rumours have been doing the rounds for a while now about an impending shakeout in Sony Entertainment Television. It began today. Senior V-P programming and production Rekha Nigam is leaving.

There are also reports that seven other senior executives have been issued the dreaded pink slip.

There are other high profile names whose heads are on the block, sources indicate. The management has apparently not taken kindly to the fact that the channel was just not seen to be happening anymore with Star and Zee doing all the running.

There is also speculation that Sony's former programming head Ravina Raj Kohli, might be joining SET again. In what capacity is not clear though.