Disney Layoffs: 20th Digital Studio Folding, D23 Team Downsizing
deadline.comAs we are kicking off Day 3 of Disney’s second round of layoffs, here is information on a couple of cuts that happened yesterday but got lost in the flurry of staff reductions.
We will update with more as layoff news comes in throughout the day. Digital content division 20th Digital Studio, led by EVP David Worthen Brooks, has been dissolved.
Brooks will be transitioning into a first-look deal with Hulu, 20th Digital’s main distributor, as an independent producer. Founded in 2008 as Fox Digital Studio and acquired by Disney as part of the $71.3 billion 2019 deal for key Fox assets, 20th Digital Studio, most recently part of Disney General Entertainment Content, developed, funded and produced short-form, branded, and digital genre content from emerging filmmakers.
It is known for the Bite Size Halloween shorts, for which the unit signed a deal with Hulu last year to turn into nine horror features.
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