Hello Sunshine Cuts Half Its Staff Post-Acquisition — SkimNews
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- Hello Sunshine is letting go of about 30 workers, eliminating half of its staff following the company’s re-acquisition by co-founder Reese Witherspoon and France-based Mediawan.
- Hello Sunshine produces film and TV titles and maintains a Witherspoon-branded book club, placing screen content and the branded reading initiative within the same company.
Why it matters: The roughly 30 workers lose their jobs, and the remaining organization is half its former size. That change lands in the wake of Witherspoon and Mediawan re-acquiring a company spanning film and TV production plus a Witherspoon-branded book club, leaving those activities with roughly half the pre-layoff staff.
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