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TSN 1260 Edmonton suddenly announces shutdown mid-show, part of wider Bell cuts of 1,300 positions
This comes just over two years after station parent Bell abruptly closed its sports radio stations in Vancouver, Winnipeg, and Hamilton.
New York Times announces nearly 20 layoffs at The Athletic, shift to more league-based coverage
Many notable Athletic writers have been let go.
WBD Sports laying off 50+ more employees
Six months after one round of layoffs, another has come to WBD Sports.
Robert Griffin III calls out the NFL for media layoffs
RGIII says it's difficult to see the NFL cut jobs while cashing a $110 million check from Peacock to stream a single playoff game.
Mike Soltys calls ESPN layoffs ‘very disappointing,’ but is moving on from ‘the sadness’
"Showing this amount of people the door, not for performance reasons, is very disappointing."
Washington State president cites media and tech layoffs for delay in announcing Pac-12 TV deal
"At least one of the partners we were talking to said, 'We’re ready to sign today, but the optics of us announcing that we’re laying off X number of people and we signed a multimillion-dollar deal with the Pac-12 are just not the best, so we’re going to have to wait six weeks.'"
ESPN lays off ’30 for 30′ & ‘Last Dance’ producer John Dahl
The ESPN layoffs hit a longtime executive in the company as the Worldwide Leader reportedly parted ways with John Dahl.
First round of ESPN layoffs starts, includes 43-year vet Mike Soltys
This looks to be the first of three waves of ESPN layoffs, with another one also focusing not on on-air talent by the summer, followed by cutbacks to on-air talent.
ESPN layoffs reportedly set to come in three rounds, with massive paycuts also floated for on-air talent
"I do think they're going to go to some other people who make big numbers and say 'You can stay, but we're going to cut you in half.' People are going to have decisions to make on that."
Stephen A. Smith on ‘coming’ ESPN cuts: ‘Hell, for all I know, I might be one of them.’
"Hell, for all I know, I might be one of them. Now I doubt that. But it’s possible. No one knows."
Sports Illustrated lays off 17, announces 12 new openings, shifts in division leadership (updated)
There are 17 layoffs in total here, but 12 new positions posted. There are also shifts in editorial structure.
Vox lays off seven percent of staff, closes many SB Nation sites
There seem to be particular impacts on hockey and soccer coverage, but some people outside of that have been hit too.
Layoffs hit Warner Bros. Discovery Sports, impacting roughly 10% of workforce
The Warner Bros. Discovery layoffs have made their way to sports.
Further ESPN layoffs appear to be in the works, but the timing and size are unclear
There look to be more layoffs ahead at ESPN, but it's not clear if those will come in a matter of weeks or months.
Tribune Publishing sent out an email to staffers promising bonuses…which was a phishing test
Yeah, it makes sense that Tribune wasn't actually going to give employees bonuses.
More layoffs are in the works at Bleacher Report
These latest layoffs are expected to affect around 20 employees in Bleacher Report's UK office.
DAZN has laid off dozens of people, with production and marketing departments in the U.S. and Brazil hit hard
These latest DAZN layoffs appear to signal a further shift away from U.S. expansion and towards more global expansion.
Bleacher Report lays off at least 10 people, including Ben Osborne and Howard Beck, as B/R Mag gets wound down
Another blow for longform journalism.
A Maven exec told laid-off Sports Illustrated team channel publishers to take down tweets about being laid off
"Please take down the tweet that you put out. We are still paying you (will get paid at end of Sept for August work) and are asking you delete it. Thank-you. Mark."
Wide NBCUniversal cuts include Hardball Talk, College Basketball Talk and College Football Talk, plus layoffs at NBC RSNs
It appears that NBC is shutting down many of its sport-specific digital sites. They've also made cuts at some regional sports networks. And NBCUniversal overall is in cost-cutting mode.
Fox Sports has made further cuts, parting ways with more than 50 staffers
"As part of Fox Sports’ commitment to become a more efficient organization, we are taking steps to streamline our business."
Vox Media’s layoffs deal further blows to SB Nation
Vox Media is only bringing back around 30 percent of the pool of furloughed employees that didn't take buyouts. The others, and some who weren't furloughed, have been caught in a new wave of layoffs.
NPR’s ‘Only a Game’ sports program to end production in September amid WBUR budget restructuring
"It’s hard to sell sports to public radio management, and it’s hard to sell public radio to a sports audience.”
The Athletic lays off 46 people, almost eight percent of its staff
This is the largest round of layoffs yet at The Athletic.