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Netflix layoffs spark questions about what it plans to make next

Netflix's cuts of film and TV executives are part of a layoff of about one thousand jobs, roughly six percent of staff; the next episode starts in five.

On air: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on Best of BBN
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  1. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo what actually happened at Netflix, and why are we hearing about film and TV executives?

  2. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe Straits Times reports Netflix cut a number of film and TV executives, and it says the moves hint at programming woes.

  3. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThat fits the cut of roughly one thousand jobs we covered earlier, about six percent of the company.

  4. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentDoes this change what I watch?

  5. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNothing in the report says your queue changes tomorrow. It only says the departures point to trouble with the programming itself.

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