As of the 23rd of this month, multiple app services, including DisneyNow, FXNow, Freeform, ABC, and Nat Geo TV, have all been shut down in an effort for Disney to consolidate their streaming ...

Disney owns many other companies including ESPN, ABC Entertainment and Marvel. According to its 2024 fiscal report, the firm had 233,000 employees across the globe.

As of Sept. 28, 2024, Disney reported having approximately 233,000 employees, of which roughly 171,000 were employed in the U.S. That was up from a total headcount of 225,000 a year earlier.

Disney CEO Bob Iger announced Monday that the company would be laying off 7,000 workers in multiple stages starting this week. It represents about a 3% cut of the company’s global workforce.