Layoffs to hit Sesame Workshop amid streaming woes, Trump attacks
The nonprofit behind “Sesame Street” announced “painful” staff reductions as it searches for a new streaming partner to air the iconic children’s show. In a memo to staff sent Tuesday, Sesame Workshop President and CEO Sherrie Rollins Westin blamed the end of a distribution deal with Max and the loss of federal funding under President Donald Trump.
With ‘Sesame Street’ Searching for a New Home, Sesame Workshop Undergoes Layoffs
The non-profit said Wednesday that season 56 will begin production next month as it seeks a new home for iconic children's show.
Sesame Workshop Announces Major Layoffs
In a letter to staff on Wednesday, March 5, president and CEO Sherrie Rollins Westin announced that Sesame Workshop will "downsize significantly," calling the cuts "necessary to ensure that the Workshop is poised to continue to deliver on its mission for years to come."
Sesame Workshop will 'downsize significantly' with layoffs, CEO says
Sesame Workshop will "downsize significantly" announced president and CEO Sherrie Rollins Westin on Wednesday in a note to staff. The layoffs come about two months after Max said it would stop distributing Sesame Street episodes after 2025 and within a day after more than 200 of its employees asked for Sesame Workshop to recognize that they want to form a union.
Mass Layoffs Hitting Sesame Workshop
Max, which currently airs the series, announced a couple months ago it would not distribute episodes after 2025, and Warner Bros. Discovery, which owns the streaming service, said around the same time that it would not renew its decadelong deal to fund
Sesame Street sees mass layoffs as iconic show 'not core to our strategy'
The beloved children's show has been a staple in American television for over 50 years, but it's facing uncertain times as the organization behind the program has been hit with a number of financial challenges.
Sesame Workshop sees major shakeup as iconic show 'not as core' to television network strategy
Shakeups in funding are causing layoffs to sweep across Sesame Workshop. Employees were given notice that some of them would be let go right after they unionized
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