Audible Layoffs 2024: Amazon-Owned Audiobook and Podcast Company Lays Off 5% of Its Staff, Over 100 Employees

San Francisco, January 12: Amazon-owned audiobook and podcast division Audible is laying off 5 per cent of its staff, more than 100 employees, as part of overall job cuts at the e-commerce giant. After laying off hundreds of employees at Twitch, Prime Video and MGM Studios this week, Amazon is also reducing staff at Audible, reports Variety.

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슬롯사이트œWe did not take this route without considerable thought. But getting leaner and more efficient is the way we will need to operate now -- and in the foreseeable future -- in order to continue delivering best-in-class audio storytelling to our customers around the world,슬롯사이트� said the Audible CEO.

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Mike Hopkins, Senior Vice President of the division, announced the cuts in an email, saying that the reason for the reduction is to "reduce or discontinue investments in certain areas while increasing our investment and focus on content and product initiatives that deliver the most impact", reported TechCrunch.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천InMobi Layoffs: SoftBank-Backed Mobile Advertising Giant Planning To Lay Off 125 Employees in Its Second Round of Job Cuts.

The company has also started to notify the affected workers in the US and will inform most other regions this week. Amazon-owned live game streaming platform Twitch was also reportedly laying off 35 per cent of its workforce, or about 500 employees.