EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros. Discovery is set to undergo another round of layoffs in its television business. Deadline understands that the company is expected to cut some roles in its cable TV business, which includes the Discovery-branded cable networks.
It’s been described as “pockets of refinement” rather than wholesale cuts and sources have told Deadline that cable staffers have been bracing themselves over the last couple of weeks.
The timing is yet to be confirmed. Sources originally told Deadline that the cuts were expected over the next few weeks, but it’s more likely later this summer.
Warner Bros. Discovery operates cable networks including Discovery Channel, TLC, Investigation Discovery, Science Channel and Animal Planet as well as the former Scripps networks such as Food Network and HGTV.
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