Disney Plans to Cut 7,000 Jobs, $5.5 Billion in Costs

Walt Disney said it plans to cut 7,000 jobs and slash $5.5 billion in costs as part of a major corporate reorganization that gives more power to the company’s content executives and puts a greater emphasis on sports media at the company. Robert Iger announced the news in his first earnings call since returning as chief executive. In the wide-ranging call, Mr. Iger outlined plans for significant changes to the company’s slate of movies and television shows, the reinstatement of Disney’s dividend and possible changes in pricing for the company’s streaming video services, among other things.

华特·迪士尼公司表示，它计划裁减 7000 个工作岗位并削减 55 亿美元的成本，作为公司组织结构重大调整的一部分，这一改变赋予公司内容主管更多的权力，并让公司内更加重视体育媒体。罗伯特·艾格在他重新担任首席执行官后的第一次财报电话中宣布了这一消息。在这场大规模的电话会议上，艾格先生概述了对公司的电影和电视节目进行重大调整的计划，恢复了迪士尼的股东分红，并可能改变公司流媒体视频服务的定价，以及其他事项。

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slash v. 大幅度削减，大幅度减小

slate n. 候选名单，节目单；v. 安排，推举

dividend n. 股息，收益