The long-awaited restructuring of Disney Entertainment Television under new Chairman Debra OConnell is starting to get real. As reported on Monday, Disney has initiated the next round of company-wide layoffs by handing managers targets for the size of the cuts they need to make, with some asked to achieve as much as 20% in annual cost savings.
That round, whose timing looks like early 2027, likely January, is expected to be intertwined with OConnell’s reorg. Areas seriously impacted by layoffs are believed to include the TV networks division of Disney Entertainment Television, which already has been the subject of major
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