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Disney president says layoffs 'extremely painful' but necessary

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The Walt Disney Company's President Dana Walden said on Thursday that the company's layoffs were "extremely painful" but necessary for its survival.

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Deadline
Dana Walden Addresses Disney Layoffs: “Technology Set Their Sights On Our Business” (opens Deadline)
Published Oct 1, 2026
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Disney has gone through a number of layoffs this year and is just coming out of a voluntary retirement program. “It is extremely painful,” admitted Dana Walden, President and Chief Creative Officer of The Walt Disney Company.
WFMZ Allentown
Disney president says layoffs 'extremely painful' but necessary (opens WFMZ Allentown)
Published Oct 2, 2026
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The Walt Disney Company's President Dana Walden said on Thursday that the company's layoffs were "extremely painful" but necessary for its survival.
Quartz
Disney's president is calling the company's ongoing layoffs 'extremely painful' (opens Quartz)
Published Oct 2, 2026
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Dana Walden said restructuring was necessary to move away from a siloed structure toward a more centralized television business
End Time Headlines
Disney president calls company layoffs extremely painful (opens End Time Headlines)
Published Oct 2, 2026
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According to a report from Yahoo Finance, Walt Disney Company President Dana Walden described the entertainment giant’s latest job cuts as extremely painful yet essential to the company’s future. Speaking Thursday at the Bloomberg Screentime conference in Los Angeles, Walden addressed the human cost…