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ESPN eliminating 500 jobs worldwide

ESPN announced Thursday it is eliminating about 500 jobs worldwide, including about 300 through layoffs.

The cuts amount to about 10% of the employees at the sports network and are due largely to the impact of the pandemic on its business and the “tremendous disruption in how fans consume sports.”

In addition to the layoffs, the company is planning to leave about 200 vacant positions unfilled.

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