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Fox News will lay off staff in a reorganization and restructuring of its businesses.

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00:00Fox News has been hit with layoffs amid a reorganization and restructuring of its businesses.

00:06A Fox News spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter in a statement,

00:09As Fox News media has evolved into a streamlined multi-platform organization,

00:13we are realigning several functions and restructuring various divisions

00:17in order to position all of our businesses for ongoing success.

00:21No on-air talent are expected to be impacted by the changes,

00:24and less than 3% of staff will lose their jobs in the reorg.

00:27Fox News' parent company Fox Corp. employs about 9,000 people

00:32and has been reorganizing its businesses by division.

00:35In July, Fox Sports laid off between 50 to 100 people in a similar move to streamline operations.

00:41The layoffs at Fox News are not related to the novel coronavirus pandemic,

00:45with the exception of the channel's hair and makeup department,

00:48which was heavily impacted by the pandemic.

00:50A source familiar with the matter tells THR that going forward,

00:53only anchors and contributors will get their hair and makeup done, not on-air guests.

00:58The restructuring comes as Fox Corp. employees continue to work from home due to the pandemic.

01:03Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch told staff in a memo last month

01:06that non-production staff should expect to continue working remotely until 2021.

01:11For more on this story, head to THR.com.

01:14For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.