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Netflix cuts 1,000 jobs, about 6% of staff worldwide

The cuts equal roughly six percent of Netflix's workforce worldwide; the company's largest round of layoffs in four years, and nobody asked if we're still watching.

On air: Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance on BBN Overnight
Published 12:48 AM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

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First reported by BBC: “Netflix to shed 1,000 jobs in steepest cuts since 2022”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 12:48 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance; aired 2 times.

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BBCNetflix to shed 1,000 jobs in steepest cuts since 2022

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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorNetflix is laying off a thousand employees worldwide, roughly six percent of their staff. The BBC reports it's their most severe round of job cuts since twenty twenty-two.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA thousand people, Gloria. That's a stadium of folks who now get to finally finish the shows they started.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThey would be finishing them on their own time, Chip, which is the part of the arrangement that has changed.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo it's a cancellation?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorYes. And unlike most of their shows, nobody launched a campaign to save it. At least this one got a clear ending.

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