According to a new report from The Hollywood Reporter, The Walt Disney Company is eliminating hundreds of additional positions across several divisions as the company continues its ongoing restructuring efforts.
The latest round of layoffs is expected to impact corporate functions, ESPN, Disney Entertainment Television, and the company’s film studios. The Hollywood Reporter says that Pixar is expected to see the largest number of cuts among Disney’s film studios, while National Geographic is said to be the hardest-hit brand within Disney Entertainment Television.
The layoffs come as Disney continues to reshape its organizational structure under the company’s “One Disney” strategy, an initiative led by former Disney Experiences Chairman (now CEO) Josh D’Amaro and senior leadership.
According to the report, employees affected by the latest cuts began receiving notifications Tuesday morning.
While most of the layoffs at ESPN are reportedly taking place behind the scenes and are tied to the company’s acquisition of NFL Network assets earlier this year, some familiar on-air personalities are also said to be departing. The Hollywood Reporter reports that longtime SportsCenter anchor and Baseball Tonight host Karl Ravech, along with NFL analyst Ryan Clark, are among those impacted.
In a memo obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro addressed employees about the changes.
Over the past several months, we’ve made significant progress integrating the NFL assets that we acquired into ESPN. Throughout this process, we have taken the time to carefully evaluate our collective teams, resources and organizational structure to best position us for the future. As a result, we had to make some difficult decisions about job impacts that we will be communicating today.
While most of the job impacts are tied to the acquisition, we will also notify colleagues in other parts of the company today that their positions have been impacted. We are committed to treating employees with compassion and respect and to providing support as they navigate this transition.
This is the third round of layoffs at Disney this year. Earlier in 2026, the company reduced staff by merging its marketing teams under Chief Brand Officer Asad Ayaz. In April, around 1,000 employees were affected by a wider restructuring throughout the company.
Although this latest round is reportedly smaller, it reflects Disney’s continued effort to streamline operations while adapting to changes across the entertainment industry.
When announcing the larger restructuring earlier this year, D’Amaro told employees the company was focused on building a more efficient organization for the future.
Over the past several months, we have looked at ways in which we can streamline our operations in various parts of the company to ensure we deliver the world-class creativity and innovation our fans value and expect from Disney.
Given the fast-moving pace of our industries, this requires us to constantly assess how to foster a more agile and technologically-enabled workforce to meet tomorrow’s needs.
Disney has not yet publicly commented on the latest reported layoffs, and the company has not announced an official number of positions affected. We’ll update this story if Disney releases additional information or confirms further details.
