Entertainment and Media Layoffs Up 18% With Over 17,000 Jobs Slashed in 2025

After a slight dip in layoffs in 2024, the entertainment and media industry jobs suffered through another difficult year. 

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...