Hollywood's Layoff Math
Hollywood Layoffs 2026: 20,000 Entertainment Jobs Eliminated by Mid-YearTwenty thousand entertainment industry positions will disappear by mid-2026. Hollywood isn't just cutting costs—it's fundamentally redefining what work looks like in the streaming era.In this episode of The Option, we analyze Deloitte's projection of mass layoffs across the entertainment sector, examining the three categories of jobs being eliminated: AI-automatable tasks, consolidation redundancies, and roles that streaming economics no longer support.Key topics include: Warner Bros. Discovery's 2,000-person layoff…
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