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Disney Laying Off Nearly 200 Employees Across TV and ABC News, Shutters 538 Data Unit
Disney will cut around 200 jobs tied to its TV and ABC News operations
Disney is laying off under 200 staffers across its TV and ABC News operations, the latest in a series of cuts to its employment base as it navigates more difficult terrain for media companies. The reductions account for nearly 6% of staff across the two business operations according to a person familiar with the matter. As part of the moves, the company is winding down 537, the data unit that was part of ESPN before moving to ABC News, and had become a go-to source for analysis of polling data in the run-up to U.S elections.
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