Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: Following up on the news this morning that ESPN is laying off several hundred employees, we’ve learned that there are also a handful of layoffs taking place at Disney’s studio division – including six people at Searchlight.
Other areas impacted include Disney’s studio marketing group as well as its theatrical stage team in New York which has been hit particularly hard by the pandemic with all of Broadway shut down.
While the ESPN layoffs were reported at approximately 6% of its global team, we’re told the studio impacts are far less and also include the elimination of several hundred open positions.
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