published in November that it would eliminate 12 non-union jobs within two weeks of February 1, 2020, and another 15 jobs between February 12 and the end of the year. The filings were submitted by HBO.
The layoffs will hit WarnerMedia Entertainment's marketing and international sales teams, to eliminate overlap as the departments are restructured, a WarnerMedia Entertainment spokesperson told Business Insider in a statement. "It was recently announced internally that WarnerMedia Entertainment's marketing and international sales teams are being restructured, resulting in some unfortunate job eliminations due to duplication and centralization of responsibilities," the statement said. "Although these changes are common when groups are merged, it is always difficult to lose valued employees."
The layoffs are the latest to hit WarnerMedia since it was acquired by AT&T in 2018. The companies have not revealed how many jobs have been slashed because of the merger, but WarnerMedia has disclosed at least 50 job cuts in New York State filings this year.in October that the number of cuts could be in the "high hundreds," citing one insider.
The new cuts also come as WarnerMedia prepares to launch HBO Max, its streaming competitor to Netflix, in May 2020.