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TCM layoffs prompt film-lover outcry. Spielberg, Scorsese get reassurances

Steven Spielberg arrives at the 80th Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 10, 2023, in Beverly Hills, California.

Warner Bros. Discovery has been making significant personnel cuts throughout the media company to help reduce its debt.

But there is one division where layoffs can prompt Hollywood types to charge down Warner Boulevard in Burbank with metaphorical pitchforks and torches — the cable channel Turner Classic Movies.

David Zaslav, chief executive of Warner Bros. Discovery, is learning as much this week as he faces blowback over changes at TCM, which curates and shows uncut, ad-free pre-1980s films that provide viewers a portal into Hollywood history. Its loyal

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