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Netflix cuts 1,000 jobs as streaming slows
The streaming giant is laying off 6% of its workforce, its biggest reduction since 2022, as it struggles to grow faster and faces competition from rivals and free platforms.
In brief
The streaming giant is laying off 6% of its workforce, its biggest reduction since 2022, as it struggles to grow faster and faces competition from rivals and free platforms. Netflix is cutting one thousand jobs worldwide, six percent of its workforce, as the streaming service faces slowing growth and intensifying…
Netflix cuts one thousand jobs
Netflix is cutting one thousand jobs globally, its steepest reduction since twenty twenty-two. The cuts affect human resources, legal, product and technology teams and represent around six percent of total workforce.
Growth is slowing, Sarandos says
Last month, Netflix co-chief executive Ted Sarandos told the Bloomberg Screentime summit that the company was not growing as fast as he wanted. The streaming industry faces consolidation and competition from free platforms.
“not growing as fast as I want us to”
Paramount and Warner Bros merge
Paramount merged with Warner Bros, owner of HBO, in a one hundred ten billion dollar deal. Netflix had come close to its own deal with Warner Bros but was outbid by Paramount in the end.
Subscription model may be plateauing
Netflix remains reliant on a subscription business that could be approaching a plateau, according to Ross Benes, senior analyst at eMarketer. Gaming and advertising have not yet become major revenue streams.
Here's the gist
Netflix is cutting one thousand jobs worldwide, six percent of its workforce, as the streaming service faces slowing growth and intensifying competition from rivals and free platforms.
