Netflix starts sacking, cancelling shows as subscribers shrink

Netflix has fired 150 people as the streaming platform faces revenue pressure with subscribers dropping for the first time in over a decade. The cuts represent 2 per cent of the streamer’s total workforce, with most of the cuts made in the United States.

In addition to the layoff of 150 full-time employees, Netflix is eliminating about 70 part-time jobs in its animation studio and is also cutting freelance roles in its social media and publishing group.

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It is not just people but even shows that are getting the 'pink slip' as they get cancelled. The shows Netflix has axed range from critically-acclaimed horrors like Archive 81 to beloved family viewings like The Babysitters' Club, and, well, Cooking with Paris. Nothing and no one it seems, is safe.