{"id":1144,"date":"2026-07-23T14:10:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T14:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=1144"},"modified":"2026-07-23T14:10:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T14:10:59","slug":"disney-cuts-hundreds-of-jobs-pixar-hit-hard-by-new-round-of-corporate-streamlining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=1144","title":{"rendered":"Disney Cuts Hundreds of Jobs, Pixar Hit Hard by New Round of Corporate Streamlining"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The Walt Disney Company has cut several hundred jobs across its entertainment, streaming and corporate divisions, as part of a third wave of layoffs impacting Pixar, National Geographic, and ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=1142\">DOJ Investigates Harvard Over Foreign Donations That May Have Shut Out American Students<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The New York Post reports that Pixar\u2019s Emeryville animation studio was hit hardest within the film division, with a source telling TheWrap that roughly 116 employees were laid off despite the blockbuster success of \u201cToy Story 5.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The workforce reduction is part of a structural restructuring effort under CEO Josh D\u2019Amaro to establish a streamlined, agile organizational model, according to Fox Business.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>BREAKING: MORE DISNEY LAYOFFS<\/p>\n<p>Cutting hundreds of jobs today across ESPN, Pixar, National Geographic and corporate.<\/p>\n<p>Third round of 2026 under new CEO Josh D\u2019Amaro, after the Marvel cuts in April.<\/p>\n<p>Anchor Karl Ravech and NFL analyst Ryan Clark are among the big names out. pic.twitter.com\/fggax5Zaus<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LayoffHedge (@LayoffAI) July 21, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\nFox Business reports that the layoffs represent the third major round of cuts after Disney consolidated its marketing segments in January, followed by an April wave that eliminated over 1,000 roles across film and television.<\/p>\n<p>A Disney spokesperson told TheWrap, \u201cThese changes are part of our continual evaluation of how we manage resources and reinvest across the company as our industry continues to evolve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pixar faced the largest share of cuts within the studio division, with cuts mostly targeting production and operations.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=1140\">Elon Vows AI-Made \u2018Odyssey\u2019 After Blasting Nolan\u2019s Take on Homer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>National Geographic faced the heaviest cuts on the Disney Entertainment Television side, affecting its cable network, editorial, and operations departments, according to Deadline.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN, meanwhile, laid off behind-the-scenes staff and several noteworthy, long-tenured on-air personalities, including 33-year <em>SportsCenter<!--TgQPHd||[]--><\/em> veteran Karl Ravech and analyst Ryan Clark.<\/p>\n<p>According to The Hollywood Reporter, many of those cuts are tied to restructuring following ESPN\u2019s acquisition and integration of the NFL Network.<\/p>\n<p>Deadline also reports that ABC News and General Corporate experienced minor, isolated job losses across various support and corporate management teams.<\/p>\n<p>Internal communications reported on by both Headline and The Hollywood Reporter state that the ongoing job cuts align with the company\u2019s objective to manage resources efficiently amid major technological changes and shifting audience habits.<\/p>\n<p>Disney CEO Josh D\u2019Amaro told employees in April, \u201cWe\u2019re building a company that\u2019s more agile and better equipped for how the entertainment business is changing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=1138\">Trump Seals Saudi Nuclear Pact, Handing Russia and China a Defeat<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Walt Disney Company has cut several hundred jobs across its entertainment, streaming and corporate divisions, as part of a third wave of layoffs impacting\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1143,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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