ESPN is bracing for another round of layoffs this summer, sources told Front Office Sports.
The cuts are expected to affect both talents and non-camera-facing employees, sources said.
An ESPN spokesperson declined to comment.
One of the major factors is ESPN’s recent acquisition of NFL Network. While everyone employed at the formerly-league-owned network immediately made the jump as ESPN employees, corporate acquisitions frequently involve headcount trimming as efficiencies are evaluated.
This would be the second round of cuts in recent months, as about 30 off-camera workers were laid off this past spring. They were part of a round of company-wide layoffs at parent company Disney. Deadline previously reported that Disney’s layoffs might not be finished.
In a note to employees in April, Disney’s new CEO Josh D’Amaro hinted that there would be some looming job cuts.
“Given the fast-moving pace of our industries, this [streamlining of the business] requires us to constantly assess how to foster a more agile and technologically-enabled workforce to meet tomorrow’s needs,” he wrote. “As a result, we will be eliminating roles in some parts of the company and have begun notifying impacted employees.”
