Amazon layoffs: 110 jobs to be cut as part of Wondery podcast studio overhaul

According to a note seen by Reuters, Amazon.com reconstructs the award -winning narrative podcasts such as “business wars” by shifting voice and consolidated creative shows such as “business wars” to a new unit.

In a statement sent by E -Post on Monday, about 110 employees will be dismissed as part of the process, and many Wondery employees will pass to other parts of Amazon.

Jen Sargent, Wondery CEO, said he would leave the company after a transition period.

The increasing focus of focusing on the intense competition in the expensive Podcast industry and the focus on the creative -led video content led to the diversification of sound flow companies, including Spotify, to reduce costs, and to diversify Podcasts while attracting more users to platforms.

“As the popularity of video podcasting increased, Creatively led, video integrated shows have different mass needs, and Steve Boom, Vice President of the Game in Amazon, wrote in Memo.

Wondery was purchased by Amazon in 2021, and since then Podcast has seen Quadruple, because according to the studio note, it expanded the video podcasts and creative -guided series.

Under the new structure, Wondery’s narrative podcast studio – “Dr. Death” and “American scandal” hosts – with Wondery subscription service, will move to Audiet, the sound platform of the E -commerce giant.

The creative -oriented podcast team, which produces shows such as “Mind The Game”, “New Heights” and “Seat Expert”, will join a new group of creative services in the Talent Services section of Amazon.

This new team will continue to operate the creative -oriented podcast studio under the Wondery brand.

“By making these changes, we can better support content crews in making money on more than one channel from their content.” He said.

Bloomberg News first reported about Wondery revision.