Warner Bros. Discovery is in the middle of a cost-cutting drive and is laying off around 70 workers. The majority of the cuts are on the streaming service.
Fourteen percent of staffers in the two divisions have their jobs cut. Given the influx of reality and documentary programming from the Discovery side of the business, it's no surprise that the nonfiction team is being reduced. It's possible that leadership thinks it's redundant to have a reality division. Variety reports that there have been cuts to the live-action family originals department and that children's programming will be less of a priority.
There were rumors that the ax would fall on many of the originals, but that is not the case. According to the publication, leadership at the streaming service is expanding its lineup of originals with fewer non-fiction and live action family projects. Projects were not canceled as a result of the layoffs.
Batgirl and Scoob!: Holiday Haunt were canned by Warner Bros. The films were put away in favor of tax breaks.
The international teams have been reduced. The team that buys third-party content has been affected as well. Layoffs are expected in other Warner Bros. divisions. The person has contacted the company for comment.
The merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery formed Warner Bros. Discovery. The company announced it would shut down CNN+ just a few weeks after it launched. The company will combine the two channels into one platform. It's not clear what the unified streaming service will be called, though it could be named "Max."
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