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Qualcomm Confirms FLO TV Shutdown Plans, Layoffs

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Qualcomm said that--if it shuts down the service--it will make "appropriate refunds" and would order some layoffs related to the shutdown. Tags: qualcomm television content streaming media layoffs entertainment jobs employment. READ MORE>>.

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Sony Slashes Jobs In San Diego

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Sony''s massively multiplayer online game division, Sony Online Entertainment , is cutting jobs in San Diego, as part of a cost reduction move, Sony disclosed Wednesday. Size of the layoffs have not been announced. The layoffs, which were first reported by GameSpot, also affected Sony Online Entertainment''s Austin operations.

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How will you ride the next wave?

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It won’t be long before another round of layoffs comes, and these new tools will create new jobs to fill the gap. We watch our news and entertainment anywhere we want to on any kind of device we choose. And we carry access to our entertainment with us, bypassing the need to be entertained by others while away from home.

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MySpace Chops 47 Percent

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Amid rumors for weeks that Los Angeles-based MySpace has been planning massive layoffs, the firm said today that it is cutting 47 percent of its staff globally, or roughly 400 employees.

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BUZZMEDIA Trims Spin Magazine

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Billboard magazine reports that BUZZMEDIA has already begun layoffs at the magazine, which is expected to halt print publication with its September/October issue. BUZZMEDIA runs Stereogum, Idolator, XLR8R, and many other popular music and entertainment properties. READ MORE>>.

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60Frames Shuts Down

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Los Angeles-based 60Frames , an online entertainment studio developing professionally produced, online content, has reportedly shut down , according to The Hollywood Reporter. Tags: 60frames online entertainment content hollywood studio layoff shutdown. 60Frames had raised $3.5M 60Frames had raised $3.5M READ MORE>>.

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Report: ManiaTV Axes Staff

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Tags: employment merger layoff hollywood content acquisition entertainment maniatv.

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