The year 2024 will be known for many things: two assassination attempts on Donald Trump, a president basically forced out of office and a vice president becoming the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate without voter approval, and a 40-year-high inflation, to name a few. Virtually every aspect of American life has changed, and not just politically. The entertainment sector suffered greatly as well, and things don’t look to improve in the coming years.
Nearly 15,000 jobs were lost during 2024 across television, broadcast, film, streaming, and news. In 2023, 21,417 jobs were cut according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc., an agency that tracks the employment market. Although, as of December, there were 14,909 jobs lost in 2024, a bit lower than the previous year, that doesn’t mean the industry is rebounding. In fact, with factors such as…