L.A. Times Lays Off 115 Staffers Amid Financial Crisis

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor SiriusXM is eliminating about 160 jobs, a move to cut expenses that represents a layoff affecting just under 3% of the satellite radio and audio streamer’s workforce. Jennifer Witz, CEO of SiriusXM, announced the layoffs in a memo to staff Monday.

A body language expert has revealed who they think will be evicted next on Dancing On Ice. After analysing this weekend's show, on behalf of Betfair Slingo, body language expert Darren Stanton revealed that Lou Sanders and partner Brendyn will be leaving. While it didn't look good for the comedian, who found herself in the skate off last week, it's a "promising time" for Miles Nazaire and Vanessa Bauer.

Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata.Iwata was president of Nintendo from 2002 until his death in 2015 and oversaw both the Nintendo DS and the Wii.However, he was also CEO during the turbulent Wii U era of Nintendo, which was considered a flop by many. Following the failure, he took a 50 per cent pay cut while other executives reduced their salaries by 20 per cent.Speaking about the decision in 2013, Iwata said: “If we reduce the number of employees for better short-term financial results, employee morale will decrease.

The Obie Awards, the venerable honors for outstanding Off Broadway and Off Off Broadway productions, is doing away with its annual ceremony and will instead use the funds to provide winners with grants ranging from $1,000-$5,000.

Microsoft is laying off about 1,900 people in its gaming division following the closing of its acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

UPDATE: The layoffs of more than 20% of the Los Angeles Times newsroom elicited sharp criticism from the guild, saying that it was handled in a “brutal and inhumane way.”

The tech sector’s tough times continue. Riot Games, the video game developer behind the popular League of Legends and Arcane, the Netflix series on which it is based, is laying off about 530 staffers worldwide in a move its CEO described as a “decision [that] is critical for the future of Riot.”

EXCLUSIVE: Apple TV+‘s Kids operations underwent layoffs today. The cuts impacted eight people across music, production, development, a fraction of the overall staff involved in kids content, Deadline has learned.

So, here we are in mid-January, and though we’re staring down the barrel of a tough year ahead, it’s not all wintry doom and gloom on an international box office (and combined global) level. 

Anna Wintour kept her trademark dark sunglasses on even as she was delivering bad news to Pitchfork staffers, one writer that was part of the purge complains.

The Los Angeles Times is planning “another round of major layoffs,” the publication’s guild warned its members in a memo, after executive editor Kevin Merida announced his surprise departure last week.

Princess Beatrice is apparently "on the benches" to stand in for Kate Middleton in the "royal crisis" as she and the King both step back from duties over their health issues. On Wednesday, 17 January, Kensington Palace and Buckingham Palace released statements that the Princess of Wales was recovering in hospital after abdominal surgery, and the King is scheduled for hospital treatment next week for an enlarged prostate.

EXCLUSIVE: ArtsEd has lost another two board members after Deadline exposed bullying and misconduct allegations at the prestigious London drama school.

YouTube is the latest tech division to feel the layoff pain. The company will eliminate 100 employees, a spokesperson confirmed todayto TechCrunch.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor YouTube is laying off about 100 employees and is restructuring some of its operations. The cuts at the internet video giant were announced in a memo to staffers Wednesday from Mary Ellen Coe, YouTube’s chief business officer. The roughly 100 jobs eliminated represent about 1.4% of YouTube’s nearly 7,200 headcount.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Netflix contract is soon coming to an end with many speculating what the former royal couple will do next for a source of income.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music After weeks of rumors, Universal Music Group has confirmed that it will be laying off an unspecified but significant number of employees in the coming weeks. The company’s recorded-music division is said to be receiving the brunt of the layoffs.

More bad news for Kanye West.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Audible, the Amazon-owned audiobook and podcast division, laid off about 5% of its employees, representing just over 100 staffers. The cutbacks come as other Amazon groups — including Prime Video, Amazon MGM Studios and Twitch — this week are pink-slipping several hundred workers. Audible CEO Bob Carrigan informed employees of the cuts in an audio memo Thursday.

Diego Gallardo, known by his stage name Aire del Golfo, has died according to local media outlets in Ecuador. Gallardo was a beloved musician and appears to have died in a shootout in Guayaquil, one of the country’s most populated cities. Ivanka Trump reacts to the death of Melania Trump’s mother: ‘A remarkable woman’Halle Berry mourns the death of her ‘X-Men’ co-star Adan CantoA post shared by Aire del Golfo (@airedelgolfo)Miguel Angel Loor, a TV personality and the president of the professional soccer league of Ecuador shared the news on X.