TV Guide veteran editor Ian Birch, pictured, who oversaw the magazine's revamp away from a dial listings title, along with managing editor Lois Draegin and exec ed Steve Sonsky, were dismissed from the magazine following yesterday's shareholder-approved sale of Gemstar-TV Guide to Macrovision, Jossip hears. We're told the removals were expected, though some staffers thought brass would wait more than 24 hours for the dismissals. "What a dickhead move," says one miffed staffer. Indeed.