{
  "id": 16641063,
  "title": "Skydance Is Offering Employees Voluntary Buyouts Ahead of Layoffs, Adopts 5-Days-per-Week In-Office Policy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/skydance-is-offering-employees-voluntary-buyouts-ahead-of-layoffs",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-26T17:45:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/skydance-voluntary-buyouts-layoffs-5-days-per-week-in-office-policy-1236931402/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Skydance, as it embarks on the work to integrate the businesses of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, is offering certain employees a voluntary buyout in a “one-time offer.” The new program was outlined by chairman and CEO David Ellison and co-CEO Ynon Kreiz in a memo to staffers Monday. “As we bring our teams together, […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Skydance Offers Voluntary Buyouts Ahead of Layoffs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/skydance-offers-voluntary-buyouts-ahead-of-layoffs",
        "published": "2026-10-26T18:03:05.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}