Overview
- Layoffs across film, TV and corporate units, which began Tuesday, will roll out over months and are expected to total a few hundred jobs out of more than 12,000.
- Sony describes the plan as a targeted shift toward growth areas that include Crunchyroll and broader anime, PlayStation game IP, game shows and YouTube-native content, reflecting its sell-to-many-platforms model rather than running a big streamer.
- The restructuring combines GSN with the Sony Game Show Group under president Suzanne Prete and places the nonfiction division under TV Studios chief Katherine Pope.
- Variety reports that Sony is shutting down visual-effects firm Pixomondo as it winds down lower-growth operations.
- CEO Ravi Ahuja told staff that People & Organization teams will support those affected and that he will host a company check-in later this month, with reporting indicating most cuts target junior and mid-level managers.