Disney Entertainment Television Lays Off 140 Staffers, Including 13% of National Geographic Workforce

The cuts are also impacting Disney-owned TV stations, Freeform and marketing and publicity divisions

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Update: In the wake of layoffs across Disney Entertainment Television, unscripted divisions for ABC and Hulu have been combined, leading to the exits of top execs, TheWrap has learned.

Those departing include Belisa Balaban, who served as Hulu Originals’ SVP of original documentaries and unscripted series, as well as Tiffany Faigus, who served as the SVP of unscripted and alternative entertainment for ABC Entertainment and Walt Disney Television Alternative.

Original story: Disney Entertainment Television is undergoing a new round of layoffs impacting roughly 140 staffers, TheWrap has learned.

The cuts, which are attributed to adjusting team numbers across Disney’s TV brands, will impact 2% of the Disney Entertainment Television workforce.

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