华特迪士尼公司（Walt Disney Co.）正在影视业务板块裁员数百人，此举凸显娱乐行业的收缩之势仍未见底。
该公司表示，本轮裁员从本周一开始，涉及市场营销、公关宣传、选角、内容开发及企业财务运营等部门的员工。
好莱坞已持续数年处于成本削减模式，影视制作规模和就业人数呈持续下行态势。为提高盈利能力，尤其是在影院上座率仍低于疫情前水平的背景下，电影公司纷纷减少影片发行数量。与此同时，消费者取消有线电视订阅转向流媒体服务，这种转变正挤压传统频道运营商的广告与发行收入。
行业变革引发大规模业务重组。康卡斯特（Comcast Corp.）计划于年底前剥离旗下多数有线电视频道，包括MSNBC、USA和CNBC。华纳兄弟探索公司（Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.）也已完成内部重组，将影视制作业务与有线电视运营拆分，此举可能为后者的剥离铺平道路。随着派拉蒙全球（Paramount Global）与独立影视工作室Skydance Media推进合并，预计该公司还将进一步裁员。
总部位于加州伯班克的迪士尼此前曾考虑剥离包括ABC在内的自有电视网络，但最终决定保留这些资产。该公司于2023年2月宣布裁员计划，为了实现削减成本55亿美元的目标裁员7,000人，后来将成本削减目标提升至75亿美元。它的竞争对手们也已裁减数千名员工。
在最新一轮裁员之前，迪士尼旗下ABC及娱乐电视网络部门已在3月裁减约200个岗位。为提升盈利能力，该公司近年来累计裁员已超8,000人。
周一开始的裁员由娱乐行业媒体Deadline率先报道。截至去年9月财年末，迪士尼拥有约23.3万名员工，其中76%为全职员工。（财富中文网）
译者：刘进龙
审校：汪皓
Walt Disney Co. is laying off several hundred employees across its film and TV businesses, cuts that underscore the entertainment industry’s contraction is far from over.
The staff reductions began Monday and are falling on employees in marketing, publicity, casting and development, along with corporate financial operations, according to the company.
Hollywood has been in a cost-cutting mode for several years, with production and employment in a downward spiral. Studios have reduced the number of films they release to boost profitability, particularly with theater attendance still below pre-pandemic levels. Consumers, meanwhile, are cancelling cable-TV subscriptions in favor of streaming services, a shift that crimps advertising and distribution revenue for operators of traditional channels.
The changes are prompting a massive reorganization of the business. Comcast Corp. plans to spin off most of its cable-TV channels, including MSNBC, USA and CNBC, by the end of this year. Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. has also completed an internal restructuring to separate its studio business and its cable-TV operations, which could facilitate a divestment of the latter division. More cuts are expected at Paramount Global as it pursues a merger with independent film and TV studio Skydance Media.
Disney, based in Burbank, California, had earlier weighed divesting its own TV networks including ABC, but ultimately decided to keep the assets. The company announced a retrenchment in February 2023, eliminating 7,000 jobs in a bid to cut expenses by $5.5 billion. Disney later increased that target to $7.5 billion. Competitors have also laid off thousands of workers.
The latest reductions follow roughly 200 job cuts across Disney’s ABC and entertainment TV networks in March. In all, the company has eliminated more than 8,000 positions in recent years as it seeks to improve profitability.
Monday’s layoffs were first reported by the entertainment industry publication Deadline. Disney had about 233,000 employees at the end of its last fiscal year in September, including 76% full time.