Overview

• Access Hollywood instituted layoffs Friday, with numbers undisclosed, according to Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter.
• Reporting indicates some 20-plus-year veterans were told the same day that their employment had ended.
• Sources link the cuts to the end of E! News’ linear show, which eliminated shared stage and technical roles once spread across three programs.
• With the slate reduced to Access Hollywood and Access Daily, both shows will continue production at Terrace Studios in Universal City.
• E! News aired its final television episode Thursday after a 34-year run and continues as a digital brand.