Sony Pictures Entertainment has notified staff that it plans to cut its marketing and distribution workforce by 5% as part of an efficiency push. The company said in a statement on Friday that the cuts will affect about 1,000 employees at all levels across the company, including those working for Sony’s film division, which includes “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” Posts are also expected to be lost in areas including publicity, research and strategy, media and operations.
Sony Pictures Entertainment has notified staff that it plans to cut its marketing and distribution workforce by 5% as part of an efficiency push. The move will see the company merge some of its international and domestic units as it aims to become a more global and digitally focused enterprise. Posts are also expected to be lost in areas including publicity, research and strategy, media and operations.