Disney’s Pixar is poised to undergo MASSIVE LAYOFFS this year, TechCrunch has learned and the Disney CONFIRMED. While sources at the company said the layoffs would be significant and as high as 20% — or reductions that would see Pixar’s team of 1,300 dropped to less than 1,000 over the coming months — Pixar says those numbers are too high. Rather, the studio said the number of impacted employees is still being determined due to factors like production schedules and staffing for future greenlit films.
The studio stressed the layoffs are not imminent, but will take place later this year as Pixar focuses on making less content.
According to insiders, the Pixar layoffs include headcount that was hired for Disney+ — hires Disney pushed on Pixar to produce for its streaming division, which hasn’t yet turned a profit.
Peltz’s Trian Fund Management said Disney shareholders have lost about $70 billion in value since the activist ended its first campaign in February. Trian said that it spoke to Disney CEO Bob Iger on Thursday and that the company’s board agreed to meet with the investment firm but wouldn’t grant its request for board representation.
Trian controls roughly $3 billion worth of Disney stock and is seeking multiple directors. The activist investor said it plans to take its case directly to shareholders, without specifying what changes it seeks. Disney said in response to Peltz’s announcement that it is moving from a period of fixing to one of building, has a strong balance sheet and continues to refresh its board.
Investors have finally started to notice Disney’s creativity is NOT what it used to be. Now Disney is focused on pushing agendas, not creating memorable stories and characters and it’s becoming widely criticized among the investment meda. The Financial Times, the UK version of the Wall Street Journal is asking, “Can Disney rediscover the magic?” They are questioning the obvious lack of creativity that’s destroying what used to be the greatest creative brand in American business.
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