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Netflix Animation Lays Off 30
The streamer continues its animated film business overhaul that began when Karen Toliver and Traci Balthazor took over the animation film production group this past July.
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Jorge Gutierrez’s ‘Kung-Fu Space Punch’ Not Moving Forward at Netflix
The ‘Maya and the Three’ creator told his Twitter followers that he’s optimistic the project will be made, even if he has to set up a new studio to get it done.
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Netflix Axes More Animated Projects Amid Company Layoffs
The streamer has cancelled its plans to produce Ava DuVernay’s ‘Wings of Fire,’ as well as two children’s titles based on the works of Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, while also laying off 150 staff primarily in its U.S. operations.
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Hasbro-Owned Entertainment One to Cut Film and TV Staff
Deadline reports a memo just sent out by Film & TV president Steve Bertram explains need to reduce headcount by 10%.
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Disney Parks Laying Off 28,000 U.S. Workers
The COVID-19 pandemic's economic toll continues to grow, as Parks Chairman Josh D’Amaro breaks the bad news.
Park Circus to Rep LAIKA’s Feature Film Library
BAFTA and Golden-Globe-winning studio signs new sales representation deal, covering the U.S. and most international territories, for its five Oscar-nominated features: ‘Missing Link,’ ‘Kubo and the Two Strings,’ ‘The Boxtrolls,’ ‘ParaNorman,’ and ‘Coraline.’
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LAIKA Hit with Layoffs
The Oregon-based studio behind ‘Missing Link’ and ‘Kubo and the Two String’ has let go 15% of their staff due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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WarnerMedia Purge Continues with Major DC Comics and DC Universe Layoffs
Iconic comic book company hit with massive layoffs, including editor-in-chief; streaming service effectively dead as majority of staff let go.
Mass Layoffs Hit WarnerMedia
The company-wide restructuring that began Friday continues today as hundreds of employees are being let go.
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CAA Hit with New Round of Layoffs and Furloughs
While animation production seems to be thriving, one of Hollywood’s premier agencies announces a significant staff reduction, another sign of COVID’s continued impact on many areas of the entertainment business.
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Marvel, Lucasfilm, Pixar, Other Disney Units Hit with Furloughs
Previously announced Walt Disney Company move begins as employees whose jobs aren’t deemed necessary will be temporarily dismissed April 19.
IATSE and ABAS Offering Free Legal Support for Laid Off MPC Vancouver Workers
Offer made to provide support for those workers affected by the studio’s abrupt closure on December 11.
MPC Shuts Down Vancouver Facility
One of the VFX industry’s leading studios abruptly closes the doors at one of its locations.
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NBCUniversal Shutting Games Division
Formed in 2017, Universal Games and Digital Platforms published titles based on franchises like ‘Minions,’ ‘Jurassic World’ and ‘How to Train Your Dragon.’
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Disney Announces New Round of Layoffs and Closure of Fox Research Library
Veteran production and VFX executives receive pink slips as studio continues to downsize.
EVPs Bronwen O’Keefe and Lee Ann Chmielewski-Larsen Out at Nickelodeon
Latest executive departures signal corporate restructuring that included naming of new studio president earlier this week is far from over.
Autodesk’s Says Shift to Subs Will Cost 1,150 Jobs
Annualized recurring revenue for the software giant rises 24 percent over last year to $1.9 billion.
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Disney Interactive & Consumer Products to Cut 250 Jobs
Five percent of the division’s total staff of 5,000 workers are laid off as Disney shifts to licensing characters to video-game producers rather than making games itself.
Autodesk Announces Plans to Cut 925 Staffers
Autodesk to reduce near-term staffing levels by 10 percent, or approximately 925 positions, amid restructuring plan to accelerate transition to cloud and subscription business.
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Sony Axes Interactive Division
Sony Pictures Entertainment lays off its entire Interactive team, with additional cuts expected over the next two years.
Disney Interactive to Cut 700 Jobs
Disney Interactive, the struggling video game and digital media subsidiary of Walt Disney Co., is cutting roughly 700 jobs worldwide.
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Pixar Undergoes Layoffs Following 'Good Dinosaur' Delay
Pixar Animation Studios lays off an undisclosed number of people at its Emeryville, Calif., headquarters due to the delay of its forthcoming film The Good Dinosaur.
