Online shopping giant Amazon is eliminating hundreds of positions across its video production and distribution divisions, as the company announced layoffs at Amazon Prime Video, its MGM Studios division and livestreaming subsidiary Twitch.
The latest cuts come as the company has eliminated more than 27,000 jobs over the past year, part of multiple rounds of technology industry layoffs in the United States following hiring booms during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Amazon had about 1.54 million employees as of Dec. 31, 2022, according to public filings.)
According to an internal staff note provided to CBC News, Prime Video and MGM Studios staff in the Americas will find out if