Layoffs are underway at Disney Entertainment Television today. Roughly 140 people are affected, representing about 2% of the total DET workforce.
National Geographic is the hardest-hit brand with about 60 layoffs, or some 13% of its staff. Other significantly impacted divisions include the ABC Owned Television Stations, Freeform, the operational side of the Disney linear entertainment networks, Unscripted, Marketing and Publicity.
No teams are being eliminated. Not surprisingly, Disney’s linear networks are taking the brunt of the staffing cuts, particularly those that do not provide the company’s streaming platforms with highly popular originals such as FX’s Shōgun or ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy that drive viewership and subscriptions.
The layoffs had been planned for months as part of a streamlining strategy at DET, with department heads given targets to hit after a division-wide review.
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