Machinima lays off employees, halts operations following AT&T merger MachinimaMultiplatform entertainment network Machinima has laid off nearly its entire staff, according to documents from California\u2019s Employment Development Department. The company permanently laid off a reported number of 81 employees two weeks ago, following its merger with AT&T\u2019s Otter Media in late 2018. This marks a major outflux of staffers, as Machinima\u2019s previous employee count sat at around 100 workers. https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2013\/7\/18\/4536414\/machinima-wants-to-be-the-hbo-of-gamingAmong the remaining employees is Machinima GM Russell Arons, who is \u201cis assisting with transitional activities as she explores new opportunities,\u201d as told by a spokesperson for the company. The spokesperson claimed that \u201ca select number of employees\u201d will remain with Machinima, which has since \u201cceased its remaining operations\u201d \u2013 including layoffs. https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/entertainment\/legendary-youtube-gaming-network-machinima-wipes-channel-290751The spokesperson also stated that Machinima is currently \u201cactively providing services to supercharge the combined portfolio of Otter Media,\u201d which the company partnered with last year, resulting in the highly-criticized wiping of its historic YouTube channel on January 19. Otter Media itself is arguing that Machinima has not shut down, but is rather \u201camplifying [Otter\u2019s] focus on the gaming and anime community,\u201d as told in a statement to Variety. https:\/\/www.digitaltveurope.com\/2018\/08\/08\/att-acquires-chernins-stake-in-otter-media\/Machinima itself was once the hub of YouTube\u2019s gaming community, with over 12 million subscribers before its ultimate demise in January \u2013 which deleted over a decade\u2019s worth of widely-beloved content. Now, it appears that the company is taking a drastic turn, instead providing services to Otter Media, rather than creating content for a broad audience of consumers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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