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\n\tThough the new year has almost passed its first full fiscal quarter, media layoffs across the entertainment industry have continued to bleed over from last year\u2019s avalanche of job cuts.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe unfortunate trend can still be felt following the COVID-19 pandemic, dual Hollywood strikes and \u2014 the latest event to hit Los Angeles hard: a series of wildfires that broke out in January. As the entertainment industry still recovers from several compounding factors, Deadline aims to keep track of changes. They are listed chronologically from newest to oldest below.<\/p>\n

\n\tMattel<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tThe major toymaker of Barbie, Hot Wheels and more will lay off 120 workers<\/a> as of mid-March 2025.<\/p>\n

\n\tABC\/Disney<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tThe Walt Disney Company underwent a round of layoffs<\/a> Wednesday, March 5, that will impact nearly 200 employees, or 6 % of the workforce in the\u00a0ABC News<\/a>\u00a0Group and the company\u2019s entertainment networks.<\/p>\n

\n\tABC News will underwent a restructuring<\/a> as a result of the layoffs.<\/p>\n

\n\tLionsgate Television<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tLionsgate Television also opted for belt-tightening<\/a> that affected 6 % of its workforce, about 80 employees, following unscripted cuts equating to 5% of the staff in November 2024.<\/p>\n

\n\tRELATED: MSNBC Taps Scott Matthews As Senior VP Of Newsgathering, Plans To Hire More Than 100 Journalists<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tcelebrity.land<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tcelebrity.land cut around 200 jobs<\/a> in January 2025.<\/p>\n

\n\tAllen Media Group<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tTwo Dozen Allen Media Group television stations across the country faced elimination, reassignment or replacement of meteorologists in January.<\/p>\n

\n\tMeta<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tThe Facebook parent company Meta warned of layoffs of 5 % of its employees across platforms in January.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Washington Post<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tIn one of the first waves of job cuts to hit the Fourth Estate, The Washington Post faced a round of layoffs that impacted 4% of its total staff.<\/p>\n

\n\tRELATED: \u2018The Bachelor\u2019 Nation: Majority Of Crew Exits Following \u2018The Bachelorette\u2019 Pause<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\t\t2024\t<\/h2>\n

\n\tAfter the COVID-19 pandemic, two strikes in Hollywood and with the impact of streaming and the advent of A.I, the media landscape has continued to shift and consolidate, as Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav predicted<\/a> at the 2024 Allen & Co. Sun Valley Retreat.<\/p>\n

\n\tZaslav knows whereof he speaks, with his own company undergoing successive waves of post-merger layoffs over the past two years, the most recent coming in May of this year when the company closed<\/a> its TV and streaming service Newshub in New Zealand. More than 300 jobs were lost.<\/p>\n

\n\tParamount<\/a> likewise targeted a 3% reduction in its global headcount early in 2024, with additional synergies likely if the Skydance deal closes.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Fourth Estate has been hit hard. Politico\u2019s estimate counts over 500 journalist layoffs this year alone. That largely began in January with the Los Angeles Times<\/a><\/em> cutting more than 20% of its newsroom. Shortly after that, Time<\/em> underwent layoffs as well, cutting 15% of its newsroom, according to celebrity.land<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tNexstar<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tNexstar Media Group Inc. began belt-tightening measures in December 2024 to cut 2 % of its workforce<\/a>. The reductions are centered on the company\u2019s local station portfolio, which is the largest in the U.S. The 2% equates to about 260 employees.<\/p>\n

\n\tTelevisaUnivision<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tAnother traditional media company affected by cord-cutting, will lay off several hundred<\/a> workers in a restructuring move.<\/p>\n

\n\tNowThis<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tAccording to a statement from the WGA East, \u201c13 of the 21 remaining NowThis WGAE members were laid off immediately upon receipt of an email notice. The layoffs eliminated 3 of 4 members of the publishing team, 3 of 4 video editors, 3 of 7 Producers and Senior Producers, the sole Senior Motion Graphics Designer, the sole Senior Writer, the sole Senior Insights Analyst, and the sole Audience Strategist. The barebones group of remaining salaried workers at NowThis will now be forced to meet tight deadlines and increasing pressure without proper teams to support them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tLionsgate<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tLionsgate Alternative Television\u2019s unscripted TV arm underwent layoffs<\/a> Nov. 20 at eOne\u2019s U.S. label.<\/p>\n

\n\tRELATED: Lionsgate Admits Unscripted TV Division Is \u201cFeeling The Effects Of A Continuing Market Correction\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tThe Associated Press<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tThe\u00a0Associated Press<\/a>\u00a0announced plans to offer\u00a0buyouts<\/a>\u00a0Nov. 18, impacting about 8% of its workforce, the latest mainstream news organization<\/a> to grapple with cost cutting.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe CW<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tThe CW began undergoing layoffs Nov. 12. As. many as 35 people were affected<\/a>, and scripted PR was hit the hardest.<\/p>\n

\n\tCAA<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tCAA began reducing staff<\/a> by an anticipated 20-30 people in early November after beginning the evaluations and reviews that would dictate who gets let go.<\/p>\n

\n\tSK Global<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tThe independent studio behind Anyone But You<\/em> and Crazy Rich Asians<\/em> went through layoffs in November with less than 20 employees affected by the cuts.<\/p>\n

\n\tUTA<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tThe agency began cutting employees<\/a> in its talent department, production group, unscripted division and endorsements and licensing.<\/p>\n

\n\tABC News<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tABC News went through a round of layoffs<\/a> early in October 2024, which affected 75 employees across ABC-owned stations. The job reductions are split evenly between the two divisions, according to a person familiar with the situation.<\/p>\n

\n\tDisney<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tDisney went through another wave of layoffs that affected around 300 people across corporate, legal, finance, communications and HR. Parks, ESPN and Disney Entertainment Television are safe for now. This followed a round of layoffs<\/a> at the end of July.<\/p>\n

\n\tABC Signature has been folded<\/a> into 20th Television under President Karey Burke with ABC and Hulu Originals scripted drama and comedy teams merging under ABC\/Freeform EVP Simran Sethi, who is know President of Scripted Programming for Hulu Originals and ABC Entertainment.<\/p>\n

\n\tRELATED: Disney Entertainment Television Consolidates Casting Of ABC-Hulu-Onyx & 20th TV-ABC Signature<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tTracy Underwood stepped down as President of ABC Signature and took an overall producing deal with Disney Television Studios. SVP Erin Wehrenberg, ABC\u2019s Head of Comedy, also stepped down.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe layoffs at Disney Entertainment Television affected 140 people<\/a>, around 2% of the workforce. National Geographic was the hardest hit with abut 60 people let go, making up 13% of its staff.<\/p>\n

\n\tAnimation studio Pixar reduced 14% of its staff<\/a>, around 175 employees affected, in May.<\/p>\n

\n\tParamount Global<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tCo-CEO of Paramount Global Chris McCarthy confirmed a second round of layoffs<\/a> heading for 15% of the entertainment company\u2019s States-side staff. The cuts were made to Paramount Television Studios as the production company was shuttered all together<\/a> in August.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn September, veteran Tina Koyanagi-Rosener and eight of her colleagues who worked on content strategy were laid off as part of the forecast 15 % cut<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tRELATED: Nickelodeon Marketing Exec Sabrina Caluori Exiting Ahead Of Broader Paramount Layoffs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tThe studio downsized in February with the departure of several key executives who left. The move impacted over 800 employees<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tA+E Networks<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tA+E Networks underwent layoffs in August with cuts to the Lifetime and the History Channel\u2019s programming teams. SVP of Unscripted Development and Programming at Lifetime Amy Savitsky as well as VPs Kim Chessler and Cat Rodriguez were affected<\/a> as well as A&E\u2019s Peter Tarshis and Zach Behr, VP of Unscripted Programming for History.<\/p>\n

\n\tMerit Street Media<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tDr. Phil McGraw\u2019s news and entertainment network Merit Street media laid off nearly a third<\/a> of its employees at the beginning of August. The company was partnered with Christian-based Trinity Broadcasting for distribution.<\/p>\n

\n\tHearst\u2019s Very Local Streaming Service<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tHearst Television let go dozens of employees in early August, Deadline exclusively reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tRELATED: Paramount+\u2019s Communications Team Dissolved As Layoffs Hit Streamer Hard<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tFox Entertainment<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tFox Media has undergone staff reductions<\/a>, cutting 30 employees in July.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe\u00a0layoffs<\/a>\u00a0involve employees across all three divisions, the first two headed by\u00a0Michael Thorn<\/a>\u00a0(network) and\u00a0Fernando Szew<\/a>\u00a0(studios). The search for a new head of worldwide content sales is ongoing, with Tony Vassiliadis leading the team in the interim.<\/p>\n

\n\tLifted Entertainment<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tTheITV Studios-owned production company, which produces Love Island<\/em> had 15 to 20 roles<\/a> come under scrutiny. The number represents around 10% of the circa-160-staff Lifted Entertainment operation.<\/p>\n

\n\tWarner Bros. Discovery<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tThe company has begun another round of layoffs<\/a> across production, business affairs and finance. This comes a year after a round of layoffs that\u00a0led to the departure of a number of network executives in its cable business.<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tEntertainment Tonight<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tAs reported by TheWrap<\/a>, Entertainment Tonight<\/em> revealed a round of layoffs that would impact the news desk in TV and editorial departments. The layoffs will take place Sept. 7 ahead of Season 44.<\/p>\n

\n\tRELATED: celebrity.land To Reduce Staff By About 100 As CEO Unveils New Details Of \u201cOne Newsroom\u201d Strategy; Layoffs Include Media Critic Brian Lowry \u2014 Update<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tcelebrity.land<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tcelebrity.land reduced its staff by 100, laying off about 2.9% of its workforce, including media critic Brian Lowry and senior tech writer Samantha Murphy. celebrity.land Worldwide CEO Mark Thompson revealed the strategy of merging linear and digital newsgathering with the announcement of cutting 100 staffers.<\/p>\n

\n\tChicken Soup for the Soul<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tRedbox owner Chicken Soup for the Soul originally filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy<\/a> protection at the end of June. July 10 saw the parent company of the movie distribution kiosk product shift to a Chapter 7 filing<\/a>, meaning it would liquidate its business.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe company had around $1 billion in debt, and around 1000 employees went without pay<\/a> for two weeks and longer in certain cases. Deadline exclusively reported the delays in pay as well as the suspension of medical benefits<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tOver 24,000 kiosks shut down as a result of the decline.<\/p>\n

\n\tMedia Matters for America<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tLayoffs at Media Matters<\/a> for America affected more than a dozen staffers in May.<\/p>\n

\n\tAllen Media Group<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tByron Allen\u2019s Allen Media Group underwent layoffs<\/a> in May across all divisions of the company, including The Weather Channel, TheGrio and a motion picture division.<\/p>\n

\n\tRELATED: Skydance Deal In Hand, Paramount Lays Out What Happens If A Rival Offer Emerges<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tNoah Media<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tProducer of Netflix\u2019s 14 Peaks<\/em> and Sky\u2019s Villeneuve Pironi<\/em> went through a round of restructuring, laying off a small number of staff<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tNetflix<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tNetflix laid off 15 people<\/a> in its film department as part of reorganization after Dan Lin took over for Scott Stuber. <\/p>\n

\n\tMarvel<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tMarvel made a small round of cuts<\/a> that affected 15 employees across Marvel Entertainment in New York as well as Marvel Studios in Burbank.<\/p>\n

\n\tFifth Season<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tThe studio that produces shows like Severance<\/em>, Nine Perfect Strangers<\/em> Season 2, Tokyo Vice<\/em> and Life and Beth<\/em> made a round of layoffs at the end of March that impacted nine employees<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tRELATED: Roku To Lay Off 10% Of Staff & Launch \u201cStrategic Review Of Content Portfolio\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tThe Messenger<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tLess than a year after The Messenger<\/em> launched (May 2023), the digital news site shut down at the end of January. According to founder Jimmy Finkelstein, every option to raise sufficient capital for profitability was exhausted.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe startup had around 175 journalists employed, and advertising lead to its downfall. Finkelstein faced a class action law suit<\/a> for nixing 300 employies \u201ceffective immediately\u201d with no notice, severance or healthcare.<\/p>\n

\n\tTime Magazine<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tTime<\/em> magazine also slashed its workforce in January 2024. celebrity.land reported<\/a> that the outlet had laid off roughly 30 employees across editorial, technology, sales and studios departments.<\/p>\n

\n\tRELATED:<\/strong> Los Angeles Times Lays Off 115 People, D.C. Bureau \u201cDecimated,\u201d Union Blasts \u201cBrutal And Inhumane\u201d Job Losses \u2014 Update<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tLos Angeles Times<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tThe Los Angeles Times Guild criticized the newspaper for the \u201cbrutal and inhumane\u201d handling of making cuts to its staff. Media Guild West president Matt Pearce first revealed that 94 guild members were notified of intended layoff, which made up about a quarter of the newsroom. The total number of cuts made came it at around 100.<\/p>\n

\n\tSports Illustrated<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tSports Illustrated<\/em> was issued a warning<\/a> earlier in January before the 70-year-old print and online publication shut down completely due to a missed payment that Authentic Brands Group reported, revoking the magazine\u2019s publishing license<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tYouTube<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tYouTube laid off<\/a> over 100 people in January. The moves came after\u00a0Google<\/a>\u00a0laid off more than 1,000 workers across several divisions, including engineering, services and voice-activated product Google Assistant.<\/p>\n

\n\tRELATED: NBCU SVP Content & Consumer Insights Sumithra Barry Departs Amid Division Layoffs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tPitchfork<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tPitchfork<\/em> parent Cond\u00e9 Nast announced that it would roll the music website into GQ Magazine<\/em> after laying off staff. The Publishing house\u2019s chief content officer and global editorial director of Vogue<\/em> emailed a memo to staff explaining the plan moving forward. Pitchfork\u2019s <\/em>editor-in-chief Puja Patel as well as eight unionized staffers were laid off<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tNBC News<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tNBC News underwent a series of layoffs<\/a> in January, which affected a double digit number of employees. A source familiar with the plans said that the number of those laid off would be in the 50 to 100 range out of several thousand employees.<\/p>\n

\n\tHallmark Media<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tThe home of premier holiday movies went through layoffs<\/a> early this year in the exec suites. Four jobs were eliminated.<\/p>\n

\n\tRELATED: Great American Media Undergoes Layoffs; CFO, Head Of Marketing & Corp Comm Among Those Cut<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tGreat American Media<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tThe faith and family-focused Great American Media<\/a> went through layoffs at the beginning of this year. Roughly 13 people were cut<\/a> from top jobs.<\/p>\n

\n\tAmazon Studios<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tSeveral employees across Prime Video and Amazon Studios were laid off in early January. Senior execs let go included Nancy Cotton, Arturo Interian, Marcy Kaplan, Chris Castallo and Uri Fleming across different divisions. Most of the exits resulted from<\/a> the integration of Lindsay Sloane\u2019s\u00a0MGM<\/a>\u00a0Scripted Television team alongside\u00a0MGM+<\/a>\u00a0and the Barry Poznick-led MGM Alternative TV under Chris Brearton, VP, Corporate Strategy, Prime Video and Studios<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source deadline.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

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