Netflix Cuts 1,000 Jobs Worldwide While Fort Monmouth Studio Work Continues
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Share post: Construction on Netflix's $1 billion production campus at Fort Monmouth in Oceanport and Eatontown is continuing after the company announced it is cutting about 1,000 jobs globally, Shore News Network reported. The outlet said there is no public sign that Netflix has canceled, reduced or delayed the New Jersey project because of the layoffs. Co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters told employees about the cuts on Wednesday, Oct. 14, Daily Voice reported. The reductions affect about 6% of the workforce and are the largest round of layoffs in the company's history, according to that outlet. Most of the eliminated positions are in technology, product, legal and human resources, according to both outlets. Daily Voice reported that Netflix has not announced how many workers will go from each department. Doug Belgrad, a former Columbia Pictures president who joined Netflix in 2024 and served as a deputy to Netflix Films chair Dan Lin, is among those affected, Daily Voice reported. A day after the layoffs, Netflix said Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria is leaving. Peter Rice, a former Disney executive, takes over the role on Oct. 26, Shore News Network reported. Sarandos and Peters wrote to staff that the business is strong and growing and that the company remains on track to meet its full-year forecast. They said Netflix will keep investing heavily in areas that improve...
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Netflix is redeveloping about 292 acres of the former military base into an East Coast production center.
