The Wrap reports that television and film lost upwards to 17,000 jobs in 2025, a loss 18 percent higher than last year.
News divisions, for instance, cut about 2,254 jobs across television, film, broadcast, news and streaming services through November of 2025. The loss, though, fell below the 4,537 job losses in 2024.
“The most cited reason for layoffs was restructuring and industry consolidation,” the Wrap added.
The FCC approved the merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media and as the year came to a close Warner Bros. Discovery also began its move to merge with whatever outfit will end up buying it in the coming year. But job loss was a constant across it all. Even Disney continued its trend of mass layoffs despite still holding out on its own.
The layoffs will continue, too, and Artificial Intelligence might be to blame for much of it.
The Wrap reports that television and film lost upwards to 17,000 jobs in 2025, a loss 18 percent higher than last year.
News divisions, for instance, cut about 2,254 jobs across television, film, broadcast, news and streaming services through November of 2025. The loss, though, fell below the 4,537 job losses in 2024.
“The most cited reason for layoffs was restructuring and industry consolidation,” the Wrap added.
The FCC approved the merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media and as the year came to a close Warner Bros. Discovery also began its move to merge with whatever outfit will end up buying it in the coming year. But job loss was a constant across it all. Even Disney continued its trend of mass layoffs despite still holding out on its own.
The layoffs will continue, too, and Artificial Intelligence might be to blame for much of it.