Pixar, ESPN, Nat Geo & More Hit by Latest Round of Disney Layoffs
The layoffs are part of a broader streamlining as Disney reworks operations, with most cuts tied to Pixar, National Geographic and ESPN.
- On Tuesday, The Walt Disney Company announced its third round of layoffs this year, cutting hundreds of positions across corporate, Disney Entertainment Television, and studios, with Pixar Animation Studios and National Geographic hit hardest.
- Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro initiated the cuts to reorient the company around his "One Disney" structure, aiming toward "a culture of efficiency" and a more agile, technologically-enabled workforce.
- Pixar absorbed 150 cuts at its Emeryville, California-based studio, with layoffs partially blamed on the underperformance of "Hoppers," though "Toy Story 5" has grossed $958 million globally.
- ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro confirmed layoffs at the sports network following a $3 billion deal with the NFL, which granted the league a 10% stake in the broadcaster.
- Pixar is adopting a "long and lean" production model limiting future films to 16,500 person-weeks of labor, while preparing upcoming releases including "Gatto" and "Incredibles 3.
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Despite Toy Story 5 being a box-office smash, Pixar is laying off employees
Disney laid off hundreds of employees across its divisions on Tuesday, including National Geographic and ESPN. Animation giant Pixar was hit hard as the animation studio is estimated to have let go of a "high single percentile of its 1,100 staff," or around 100 employees, according to Deadline. TheWrap reports the number of laid-off employees is closer to 150.
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