Sony's Crunchyroll Announces Layoffs Amid Shift to International Markets
Crunchyroll is reallocating resources to expand in faster-growing markets like India, Brazil, and Mexico while investing in collectibles and manga beyond streaming, with over 17 million paid subscribers.
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Sony's Crunchyroll Announces Layoffs Amid Shift to International Markets
Crunchyroll, Sony’s leading anime streaming service, is undergoing a significant restructuring that includes layoffs across its global workforce, as announced by Crunchyroll President Rahul Purini in a memo to employees obtained by Variety. The exact number of affected employees remains undisclosed, but the company, which employs over 1,000 staff across 13 offices in nine countries, […] The post Sony’s Crunchyroll Announces Layoffs Amid Shift to…
Crunchyroll Faces Layoffs as Company Looks to Restructure in Distressing Update
Crunchyroll Crunchyroll will be laying off a portion of its workforce as part of a restructuring shift, according to a memo from company president Rahul Purini. Variety reports that the restructuring is a shift of resources towards high-growth markets outside the United States. Purini’s memo to the staffers claims the restructuring is not part of a “cost-cutting measure” or “driven by financial performance.” While the restructuring will include …
Memo: Crunchyroll is undergoing layoffs as part of a restructuring to shift resources toward high-growth markets outside the US, like India, Brazil, and Mexico
Todd Spangler / Variety: Memo: Crunchyroll is undergoing layoffs as part of a restructuring to shift resources toward high-growth markets outside the US, like India, Brazil, and Mexico — Anime streamer also plans to add jobs, establish tech hubs in U.S., Mexico and India … The scope of Crunchyroll's layoffs could not be determined.
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