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DirecTV has laid off hundreds of employees, roughly 10% of its top levels.
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The company is looking to cut expenses in the wake of the increasing suffering of cord cutting to pay-TV companies.
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The majority of job cuts would be done at the managerial at the manager level.
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The email was sent to employees was sent out on Friday.
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The managers make up around half of DirecTV's 10,000 employees.
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For the employees affected's the final day of work will be the 20th of January. 20.
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“The entire pay-TV industry is impacted by the secular decline and the increasing rates to secure and distribute programming,” a DirecTV spokesperson said in a statement.
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“We’re adjusting our operations costs to align with these changes and will continue to invest in new entertainment products and service enhancements.”