Another round of layoffs hit Disney on Monday.
Today, sources familiar with the matter confirmed to ADWEEK that several hundred staffers across Disney Entertainment’s marketing departments for film and TV, as well as TV publicity, casting, and development, were affected globally. The financial operations team was also affected. The majority of employees impacted were reportedly based in Los Angeles, though no entire teams were eliminated. Deadline first reported the news .
According to the sources, the company is continuing to evaluate ways to efficiently manage its businesses while “fueling the state-of-the-art creativity and innovation that consumers value and expect” from Disney. The company has supposedly been “surgical” in its approach to minimize the number of impacted employees.