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On July 26, 2024, SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) initiated a labor strike involving the union’s voice actors and motion capture artists against American video game companies signed to the union’s Interactive Media Agreements over failed renegotiation terms of the contract that had expired in November 2022.
Jen Glennon resigned her position as editor in March 2024, citing an opposition to G/O Media's desire for the site to deprioritize news and instead focus on producing game guides. [31] In July 2024, it was reported that Kotaku Australia would shut down as part of a cost-cutting effort from third-party publisher Pedestrian Group. [32]
G/O Media Inc. is an American media holding company [1] that owns and operates the digital media outlets Kotaku, The Root, The Inventory, and Quartz. [2] [3]It was formed in 2019 after the private equity firm Great Hill Partners purchased two digital portfolios from Univision: Gizmodo Media Group (Gizmodo, Jezebel, Deadspin, Lifehacker, Splinter, The Root, Kotaku, and Jalopnik) and the Onion ...
The media and entertainment industry's reckoning will continue in 2024 with more layoffs underway. Media layoffs: Google, Paramount, Disney, and others commit to job cuts in 2024 [Video] Skip to ...
Last year was catastrophic for employees in some industries. Companies planned 721,677 job cuts, a 98% leap from 2022, according to a report from professional outplacement firm Challenger, Gray &...
The US economy kicked off 2025 by adding 143,000 jobs in January, fewer than expected; but the unemployment rate dipped to 4%, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Embracer Group made multiple layoffs, game cancellations, and studio closures between August 2023 and March 2024 after its $2 billion deal with Saudi Public Investment Fund fell apart. The company reportedly reduced its headcount by 7,761, closed or divested 44 internal and external studios, and decreased the number of game projects by 80.
August 19, 2024 at 5:33 PM (Reuters) -Action camera maker GoPro said on Monday it would cut about 15% of its workforce this year, as part of a restructuring plan to reduce operating expenses.