Entertainment and Media Bloodbath Widened in 2025: 17,000 Jobs Slashed, up 18% from 2024

Bad news! More than a total 53,000 jobs from 2023-25!

"In 2025, over 17,000 jobs were cut across television, film, broadcast, news and streaming in the first 11 months of the year. This figure was up 18% from last year, continuing a trend from the past few years as the industry has wrestled with consolidation and other pressures like the double strikes in 2023.

News alone, including broadcast, digital and print, suffered 2,254 job cuts to date, 179 of which occurred in November, but for the year, cuts were down 50% from the 4,537 job losses announced during the same period last year. ..."

Entertainment and Media Bloodbath Widened in 2025: 17,000 Jobs Slashed "The year 2025 was a bloodbath for film, streaming, television, and news workers in Hollywood as the media continued its downward spiral from its once commanding position as a leading American institution."

Entertainment and Media Layoffs Up 18% With Over 17,000 Jobs Slashed in 2025 "A wave of consolidation, AI-driven change and cost-cutting pushed entertainment and media layoffs sharply higher in 2025"