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Staff members at Ocean State Media are seeking to unionize. They are affiliating with the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. Hosts, reporters, and digital, audio, and video producers signed the unionization petition. The petition was delivered to Ocean State Media management. Employees aim for a more active role in organizational decision-making.
https://pbn.com/staff-at-ocean-state-media-sign-petition-to-unionize/?amp=1
The Daily Wire has initiated staff layoffs. A company spokesperson confirmed the organizational restructuring. Cuts primarily affected the Nashville production office. The company will focus resources on new entertainment projects. This follows previous staff reductions in March 2025.
Nashville, TN
https://barrettmedia.com/2026/05/01/daily-wire-layoffs/
I’m considering an offer from Nielsen in NYC within their Consumption Products / media measurement organization, focused on driving product adoption, campaign activation, and incremental revenue growth across client accounts.
Is it worth it or hard pass?
Remember, proles: no wrongspeak allowed. Wrongspeak leads to crimethink.
https://www.avclub.com/hollywood-blacklist-paramount-ankler-retaliation-ahead-of-warner-bros-merger
ESPN is preparing for another round of layoffs. Approximately 30 off-camera employees are expected to be impacted. A YouTube TV blackout last year caused a $100 million revenue dip. These cuts are not related to ESPN's recent NFL Media asset acquisition. ESPN has experienced multiple layoff waves over the past decade due to rising rights fees and declining subscribers.
https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2026/04/espn-layoffs-coming-weeks-youtube-blackout/
QVC and HSN announced no job cuts for their on-air talent. This decision comes amidst the company's bankruptcy proceedings. The company made a public statement regarding employee security. This West Chester-based company has a large workforce. It currently employs almost 17,000 individuals.
West Chester
https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2026/04/17/qvc-group-bankruptcy-no-layoffs-hsn-debt-plan.html
Marc James is no longer with iHeartMedia's KJR Sports Radio. His departure is part of ongoing iHeartMedia layoffs. These layoffs affect various departments nationwide. KJR has updated its on-air schedule following James' exit. James joined the Seattle station in February 2025.
Seattle, Washington
https://barrettmedia.com/2026/04/15/marc-james-departs-kjr-as-iheartmedia-continues-ongoing-layoffs/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ralf0yL1Tfw
more than 1,000 directors, writers, actors and other entertainment industry professionals have signed an open letter opposing Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery
Free Article Link:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/business/media/hollywood-letter-opposing-paramount-warner-bros-deal.html?unlocked_article_code=1.alA.Wgo-.sfNQHmsb_Hl8&smid=url-share
Situation: Layoffs have been occurring almost continually globally for the past period, at least 8 years, possibly much longer. Yet we only here anecdotal information regarding details.
Idea: Instead of just posting here, alert any remaining local media sources in your region about what has happened. Maybe that has already been done. If so, post a link to the article here where others can share on social media. If not, tell the story and if the media is still well-funded enough, may be able to do some investigative reporting. The idea is to get a larger audience aware of the ongoing removal of employees.
Benefits:
"65 is the new 55" as far as being able to retire goes. What's really a shame is that if the billionaire owned media didn't have us working class people at each other's throats over which political team we're on, (divide and conquer) we might have been able to get a handle on it before we reached this point.
Audacy has begun a new round of layoffs across its radio operations. The company is also implementing a new regional leadership structure. This new structure replaces traditional Market Managers with Regional Presidents and Vice Presidents. CEO Kelli Turner stated the changes aim to scale opportunities and drive revenue growth. Several employees across multiple cities have been affected by these organizational shifts.
https://barrettmedia.com/2026/04/01/audacy-begins-round-of-layoffs/
https://www.totalprosports.com/nfl/espn-reporter-fired-in-surprising-shakeup/
Why hasn't the media said anything about the never ending layoffs? Why hasn't anyone spoken to the media?
KSAT-12 implemented layoffs affecting about 20 employees. The station confirmed these were staffing adjustments. A producer said no one expected the job cuts. Affected employees received severance pay. The company cited a changing media climate and restructuring.
https://www.expressnews.com/lifestyle/article/ksat-layoffs-21953161.php
https://variety.com/2026/biz/news/warner-bros-discovery-paramount-superior-netflix-four-days-1236674011/
WGN TV Reduces On-Air Staff, Nine Employees Affected
WGN TV recently laid off nine on-air employees. This group included well-known personalities such as Dean Richards and Chris Boden. The cuts follow earlier reductions among behind-the-scenes staff. Parent company Nexstar is pursuing a merger with Tegna. These actions aim to manage debt from current and planned acquisitions.
Chicago, Illinois
https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports-media/2026/02/23/wgn-tv-chicago-layoffs-chicagos-very-own-channel-9-nexstar-tegna
Nexstar Media Group | NXST
On Saturday morning, Philip Lewis of HuffPost reported that Boardroom, the media venture founded by NBA star Kevin Durant and agent Rich Klieman in 2019, “has eliminated its full editorial team.” Lewis noted that the staff layoffs were “unexpected.”
https://awfulannouncing.com/nba/kevin-durant-boardroom-statement-staff-layoffs.html
There’s been a lot of talk about potential cuts and ongoing disruption again within One PEP Media EMEA... Has anyone heard anything concrete?
Between the uncertainty, shifting priorities, and general workload, many people seem pretty exhausted. I know that most of the chaos is caused by Josep Hernandez being unable to support his team, but there's a lot of uncertainty.
https://youtu.be/t5fXrPMGM5E?si=hO8v3Y_IIifqKTdb
Scripps is preparing for potential layoffs as part of a significant cost-cutting and revenue growth plan. The company intends to implement new strategies, including the use of artificial intelligence and automation. These measures are designed to enhance operational efficiency and reduce expenditures. While layoffs are anticipated, the specific number of affected roles has not been disclosed. The headline indicates a strategic shift for Scripps to adapt to the evolving media landscape.
https://www.imdb.com/de/news/ni65702916/?ref_=nwc_art_perm
Bell Media announced 60 layoffs. This move supports its digital media business transformation. Unifor stated 20 members were affected, including 11 journalists. These job cuts impacted staff in Toronto, North Bay, Halifax, and Calgary. The company previously eliminated 650 manager roles last November.
https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/the-mix/bell-media-lays-off-20-union-members-including-11-journalists-unifor-11837954
The Washington Post’s CEO has announced he is quitting the job, days after the newspaper slashed a third of its staff.
CEO and publisher Will Lewis shared the decision in a message to employees on Saturday, which was later posted on X by the paper’s White House bureau chief.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/8/washington-post-ceo-resigns-after-sweeping-layoffs
The Washington Post is an embarrassment.
https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgmwz0v2
"We are The Washington Post's international correspondents, writing with a collective plea for you to preserve our newspaper's global coverage, which we fear will be greatly weakened in coming cuts," one such appeal read. "Our coverage — thanks to your investment — shapes conversation and global policy at the highest levels each day."
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/30/nx-s1-5692923/washington-post-bezos-layoffs
This is the only reporter in San Antonio that broke news of the Oct 29, 2025 layoffs.
Zachary-Taylor Wright
Trending Digital Reporter, MySA
210-372-3040
https://apnews.com/article/cbs-news-bari-weiss-01613e8993008e171ecc7fcc1c6b8bda
Just saying. It's never a good sign.
https://www.webpronews.com/medias-2026-reckoning-layoffs-surge-mergers-stall-ai-reshapes-newsrooms/
Media companies started 2026 with deep staff cuts. Over 17,000 jobs vanished in 2025, an 18% increase. Mergers stalled, and AI continued to reshape newsrooms. Digital ad revenue faltered, intensifying pressure on publishers. Audiences now hold significant sway over the industry's future.
Interesting to see how the Amazon layoffs news spread across 52 different sources over the past few days. You can track the timeline of how this story evolved at https://yandori.io/news-flow/ - shows which outlets broke it first and how it propagated through media.
I’ve been an employee of Optum for quite some time. I was recently contacted by a journalist who would like to ask me some questions about how the organization works and my personal experiences. Think I should talk to him?
Where is the media on this?
Hasanna Birdsong, chief executive officer of the nonprofit, said the operation will move forward with 20 to 25 employees after cutting personnel across all its departments.
https://www.lehighvalleynews.com/local-news/lehigh-valley-public-media-cuts-nearly-half-its-staff-after-years-of-financial-losses
What is up with the news? About 10K jobs have been eliminated this month (January) and not a single news article, posting, etc. anywhere... where are the biz reporters?
How can anyone trust the news and media when a story like this doesn't even make the LinkedIn news feed?
Inquiring minds want to know.
Has anyone had luck with attorneys to reclaim severance or bonus?
If you're interested in speaking to a reporter, reach out to: sabrina.kharrazi@ft.com
Ratings across 158 TV networks are down this year by an average of 18% to 30% under Nielsen’s new Big Data + Panel measurement, the Video Advertising Bureau (VAB) told The Current.
The declines in the highly prized 25 to 54 demographic — now at levels not seen in 23 years when compared with panel-only measurement — break down three ways: an 18% drop overall, a 23% decline for cable networks and 30% plunge when news and sports programming are excluded.
VAB President Sean Cunningham said the organization began uncovering these issues in late October after digging into the data. He added that Big Data + Panel shows unusually high variance, overreporting or underreporting ratings by roughly 20%. Some networks, he said, are experiencing statistical aberrations across as much as 60% of all viewing hours.
This misreporting — especially for the valuable 25 to 54 demo — has major implications for both buy and sell sides. Incomplete, unstable measurement suppresses CPMs for publishers, draining ad revenue for the already shrinking traditional TV ecosystem. On the buy side, agencies struggle to plan, forecast or trust audience guarantees.
“There is an enormous structural defect sitting in the trading currency where the 25 to 54 demographic has been systemically crushed by all of the biases inside of the way Nielsen’s calculating Big Data + Panel,” Cunningham told The Current.
When asked to comment, Nielsen responded: “This report is seriously flawed and manipulated. From what we have seen, the VAB incorrectly pulled our data and the bureau does not know how to do a proper ratings analysis. The VAB is wasting the time and money of its members."
A source close to one of the TV networks contacted by The Current added: "We went into Nielsen Big Data + Panel knowing that there could be challenges, which is why we’ve evaluated it closely from the start. As we’ve continued working with the data, and after reviewing the VAB report, we’re seeing additional discrepancies that deserve a closer look."
Cunningham said the VAB stepped in only after publishers exhausted all options trying to work with Nielsen, efforts that led to frustration over what he described as “layer upon layer of voodoo math” embedded in Nielsen’s methodology.
He believes Nielsen is weighing its 43,000-person panel too heavily, allowing it to dominate signals compared to its 45 million big data sources. He argues this leads to an oversaturation of viewers aged 55 and over in the reported ratings.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/oracles-larry-ellison-agrees-to-backstop-404-billion-in-financing-for-paramount-acquisition-of-warner-bros-145133265.html
Larry Ellison, the centibillionaire founder and executive chairman of Oracle (ORCL), agreed to personally backstop $40.4 billion in equity financing for Paramount's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros.
Diversification away from a stodgy old tech company to more influential properties is the order of the day.
https://www.wsj.com/video/att-ceo-not-surprised-by-netflix-warner-deal/BE9CCAD6-870E-4A25-829C-FE43921B35E0