Layoffs Underway At Walt Disney Television Group Following Sweeping Restructuring

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Elaine Low Senior TV WriterABC News is laying off staffers amid a broader reorganization at parent company Walt Disney, one that impacts a low single-digit percentage of the news division’s 1,400 staffers, according to a source familiar with the situation.In a memo to employees sent Thursday evening, ABC News president James Goldston said that the personnel reductions were “necessary” as the company adapts to changes in the business and its organizational structure.

Layoffs were taking place on Thursday at ABC News as part of a restructuring and job cuts across The Walt Disney Co.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterThe Walt Disney Company’s television division is shrinking its staff amid the ongoing reorganization, Variety has learned.This follows the announcement earlier this week that Disney Television entertainment chief Dana Walden would consolidate the group’s programming and studio operations.

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