layoffs from Warner Bros. Leads to further reductions of WB TV Group

Warner Bros. passed. Discovery has another round of layoffs according to The Hollywood Reporter, with Warner Bros. Television Group “hardest hit” by “cost-saving measures”. Trade reports indicate that 26% of WBTV employees have been laid off, a total of 82 employees have been laid off, and 43 vacancies have been abolished. They went on to reveal that layoffs were not limited to one department and affected “all forms of creativity in the studio.” Among the biggest impacts from the layoffs are the closing/closing of Phase 13, the digital short program…

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FOX Boss Comments On The Surprising Cancellation Of The Pivot After One Season

Last week, FOX stunned fans when the network announced that it was canceling the critically acclaimed comedy pivoting After only one season. Now, the network’s head of entertainment Michael Thorne is speaking out, describing the decision to end the series as a “tough call” and that it came after lengthy negotiations between the network and studio, Warner Bros. Television, according to Limit. “Liz Astroff and Aaron Kaplan are great partners, and we have to make tough decisions,” Thorne said. “We had to look at it holistically, not just as a…

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