January layoffs at media and entertainment companies are as much a part of ringing in a new year as Hallmark’s romantic comedies are to Christmas, and speaking of, on Wednesday Hallmark Media let an unspecified number of executives go in what it says is a move to “a new, more streamlined structure.”
The layoffs appear to impact a very small number of employees, and in a statement provided to TheWrap, Hallmark characterized the cuts as more of a shift in focus as opposed to a downsizing.
“Hallmark Media organizational changes were announced internally today representing a new, more streamlined structure.