Sesame Workshop, the creator of Sesame Street, is laying off 10% of its staff.
According to Deadline.com, Sesame Workshop’s CEO also announced that the Corporate Strategy and the Business Systems Programming groups will be dissolved as of July 1st. Sesame Workshop’s Global Education department will also be melded into other units.
Sesame Workshop released the following statement:
“Sesame Workshop, the non-profit organisation behind Sesame Street, is constantly assessing where we must invest for the future in response to today’s rapidly changing digital environment. After careful review, we have concluded that we must reduce our workforce by approximately 10% to strategically focus our resources. We remain optimistic about our future and remain committed to our mission of helping children reach their highest potential here and around the globe.”
