Tag: Layoffs
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Media Layoffs Continue to Soar As the Industry is Still Dealing With the Fallout of a Pandemic-Ridden 2020 and Cord Cutting
The media industry as a whole has been trying to find its footing since the pandemic in 2020. As quickly as viewers showed up in droves, ready to consume content and subscribe to streaming services, the proverbial tides receded with the release of COVID-19 vaccines which allowed people to return to some semblance of normal…
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Google Lays Off Hundreds As it Pulls Back on Hiring
Google is cooling off on its hiring efforts and cutting hundreds of workers from its global recruiting organization. The cuts come after Google parent Alphabet announced it would cut 12,000 jobs, affecting 6% of its full-time workforce of around 200,000. They also come just a few months after Google posted second-quarter profit and revenue that…
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More Layoffs Are Coming to ESPN
Today it was reported that more than 100 staffers will be laid off at ESPN after the Thanksgiving holidays. According to multiple sources who have talked with Sports Illustrated says the layoffs will hit positions across ESPN including front-facing talent. The layoffs will also hit producers, executives, along with digital and technology staffers. This was previously reported…