WarnerMedia Layoffs Underway: Read CEO Jason Kilar’s Internal Memo

A woman who received a wacky parcel through her front door was left horrified when she discovered it was a dead bat.

Abbie Potts lived like any other young woman with the rest of her life ahead of her - employed as a carer, working out in the gym and socialising with friends.

A Renfrew care home was paid a special visit from a friendly four-legged companion.

Police in Paisley are appealing to trace a man missing from the town since the weekend.

EXCLUSIVE: The Zach Sang Show will enter a new chapter as the namesake radio personality teams with OBB Media, in association with FanMade Inc., to relaunch the music and talk show.

Her own woman. Sharna Burgess got real about Megan Fox, shutting down the idea that she should be compared to Brian Austin Green’s ex-wife.

Rupert Grint’s praise for his work in the psychological horror series Servant has been well-deserved — just ask his costars.

EXCLUSIVE: Norman Lear and Brent Miller have boarded Mind Riot Entertainment’s as executive producers through their Act III Productions banner. The series is about journalist, game developer and computer programmer Brianna Wu’s experience as a critic and target of the notorious 2014 online harassment campaign. Gamergate is co-created and co-written by Wu and J. Brad Wilke.

It’s a … ! Three days after Amy Schumer revealed Michael Cera is a new dad, the actor shared details about his little one.

Arcade Fire are continuing their cryptic build-up to the possible release of new music by sending out more postcards containing sheet music to their fans.Fresh speculation about the follow-up album to the band’s 2017 LP ‘Everything Now’ was sparked earlier this month after Arcade Fire fans began sharing images of mysterious postcards that they’d been sent in the mail.The postcards in question feature the words “we missed you” and a stave filled with musical notes, as well as a hand-drawn illustration of an eye which is currently serving as Arcade Fire’s profile picture on their social media channels and has also been spotted on posters in cities such as London and Toronto.Further cryptic postcards have now been sent out to members of Arcade Fire’s fanbase, featuring different musical notes on a stave – you can see images of the cards in question below.3/3/22 ARCADE FIRE. Something from my favourite band is coming.

Two ‘forgotten’ nurses who played a key role in pioneering the world’s first test tube baby have finally been recognised more than 40 years on.

A couple has revealed how they cleared a £43,000 debt by spending less than £1 a day.

Coronation Street viewers have predicted a huge twist in Abi Webster’s shock baby storyline. Soap fans' jaws dropped when Abi went into premature labour and welcomed baby Alfie, following the surprise revelation last week that she was six months pregnant.

Kym Marsh has stepped out for a glamorous night out with her parents David and Pauline Marsh as she hosted the Pride of Birmingham Awards on Monday, 7 March.The 45 year old, who recently landed a role in Waterloo Road alongside Rachel Leskovac, was photographed looking incredible on the red carpet as she donned am embellished skin-tight midi dress that featured semi-sheer sleeves and a high neck. She teamed the outfit with a pair of strappy black open-toed heels and styled her mane back into a high ponytail, leaving a strand down to frame her face, which was decked out with a smokey eyeshadow, eyeliner and nude lipstick. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter Kym, who hosted the awards night, flashed a wide smile as she wrapped one arm around her father David, 77, who is terminally ill with incurable prostate cancer.

This Morning’s chef Gino D'Acampo had his co-stars and fans watching at home in hysterics when he suggested a viewer should have a threesome to spice up her marriage.The 45 year old Italian cook appeared live on the popular programme to answer viewers’ burning questions on how to keep the spark alive in their relationships. Gino, who is happily married to wife Jessica, joined This Morning hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield in the studio as he offered his rather unique advice in the segment called ‘Ask Gino’.

A young girl from Ukraine warmed the hearts of people around the world, including "Frozen" actress Idina Menzel, when she belted out the movie's hit soundtrack "Let It Go" from a bomb shelter. Menzel portrayed character Elsa, who sings the tune in the Disney film. On Monday, she reacted to the viral video of the young girl singing on Twitter.

Yungblud has announced that his new single ‘The Funeral’ will arrive later this week.The Doncaster artist – real name Dominic Harrison – teased the song on social media last Saturday (March 5) by telling fans that they were invited to his “funeral”.“And so it begins … RSVP,” Yungblud captioned the post, which included an image of a lyric notepad accompanied by a voice recording.Fans were directed to sign up to a mailing list for further information. Harrison also wiped his official social media accounts in preparation for his next era.Yungblud has now confirmed that he’ll release ‘The Funeral’ this coming Friday (March 11).

Morgan Wallen won Album Of The Year at last night’s Academy of Country Music Awards (March 7) a year after he was suspended by his record label for using a racial slur.Wallen sparked controversy back in February 2021 after footage of him yelling a racial slur outside his home in Nashville surfaced. After issuing an apology, he was subsequently dropped by a number of radio stations and temporarily suspended from his label, Big Loud.Wallen was also barred from attending and being nominated at last year’s ACM Awards, while he was banned from attending November’s CMA Awards despite being nominated.Despite this, sales of Wallen’s album ‘Dangerous’ surged in the US and he maintained the Number One spot on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart in the US for a record-breaking 10 weeks.Wallen’s January 2021-released ‘Dangerous: The Double Album’, which was released via Big Loud and Republic Records, won Album Of The Year at last night’s ceremony at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.And ACM Album of the Year goes to… Dangerous: The Double Album by @MorganWallen! #ACMawards pic.twitter.com/4AcbMY0Zyf— ACM Awards (@ACMawards) March 8, 2022Wallen did not address the racism controversy directly during his acceptance speech at the ACM Awards, but he did thank those who had “shown me grace along the way”.While Wallen’s victory in the category was celebrated by his fans, the ACM Awards was also criticised online for their decision to award the singer with the honour.

HBO has responded to accusations made about the set of Euphoria, with several claiming the shoot was “hellish”.The network released a statement responding to allegations published in a report by The Daily Beast in February which described a “hellish” night shoot and refusals to use the bathroom.“The well-being of cast and crew on our productions is always a top priority,” HBO said in a statement obtained by Deadline, in response to allegations of SAG-AFTRA violations.“The production was in full compliance with all safety guidelines and guild protocols. It’s not uncommon for drama series to have complex shoots, and COVID protocols add an additional layer.“We maintain an open line of communication with all the guilds, including SAG-AFTRA. There were never any formal inquiries raised.”SAG-AFTRA has not yet responded to the allegations.

The Batman in Austin was paused after a filmgoer released a live bat in the audience.Viewers can be seen watching the bat fly around the auditorium in a video shared on Twitter last Saturday (March 5).“I’m at the Batman movie and there are real bats in the theater,” one Twitter user who was at the screening in question tweeted.Another person shared their own footage and wrote: “I was there. They tried to bait it into flying out.”Check out the footage here:I’m at the Batman movie and there are real bats in the theater….

Some of the world’s top cyclists will grace the roads of Stirling after the city was chosen as the venue for the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships time trial.

A huge golf resort near Broughty Ferry has finally been given the green light by council planning chiefs.

Claudia Eller Co-Editor-in-ChiefI’ve been an entertainment journalist for more than three decades, and I truly cannot recall a time when one media company went through as much extreme management upheaval over such a short, concentrated period of time as WarnerMedia.Since this past August, three months after former Hulu chief Jason Kilar took the reins as CEO, there has been a mass departure of senior executives from a studio that for many, many years was considered the most stable of all the Hollywood giants.I get it. New regimes always bring about change.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmJP Richards will leave his post as co-president of Worldwide Marketing at Warner Bros, another casualty of the restructure of WarnerMedia. Richards is a six year veteran at the studio.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVWarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar addressed company employees at a virtual town hall meeting today, which followed the latest round of layoffs at the media company yesterday.Kilar, flanked by James Cummings, EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer; and Christy Haubegger, EVP and Head of Marketing & Communications, opened the hourlong meeting by acknowledging Veterans Day and paying homage to those who have served the country, sources said.Through some technical glitches early on, I hear Kilar spoke about the painful, gut-wrenching experience of letting people go.

WarnerMedia is laying off employees today as part of its ongoing reorganization to cut costs amid the coronavirus pandemic and reorient its business around streaming. The cuts, which are expected to hit its North American business units, come after newly installed CEO Jason Kilar announced in August a comprehensive reorganization that would consolidate its content divisions under Warner Bros.

Daniel Holloway Executive Editor, TVWarnerMedia has initiated a new round of layoffs.In a memo circulated Tuesday morning, CEO Jason Kilar wrote, “Today, we have arrived at a number of difficult decisions that are resulting in a smaller WarnerMedia team. This is a function of removing layers and the impact of consolidating previously separate organizations.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorA significant round of layoffs forecast last month at WarnerMedia is getting under way today. CEO Jason Kilar emailed staffers this morning, acknowledging the process is “painful” but also calling it a “critical” step in the AT&T division’s evolution.The entertainment operation has seen multiple staff reductions since the acquisition of Time Warner closed in 2018.