Embattled network Cheddar News cut six roles in a small layoff round in April, Insider has learned.
Affected employees previously worked on Cheddar's highly-regarded YouTube team.
Cheddar News quietly laid off half a dozen staffers who formerly worked on its highly-regarded YouTube team creating original video content, Insider has learned.
As Insider reported earlier this year, sources at Cheddar said management had indicated cost-cutting and profitability concerns were behind the shift in strategy away from creating original YouTube content, which Cheddar had done for years.
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Persons:
Cheddar, Anna Delvey, Kristin Malaspina, Altice, Malaspina, Claire Atkinson, Reed Alexander
Organizations:
Cheddar, YouTube, News12, Altice, Cheddar News, Altice USA, New, BuzzFeed
Locations:
New York, News12 New York, Altice USA, Russian, Cheddar