Fox Sports Announces Cuts To WWE, Boxing, Soccer Programming

Fox Sports yesterday announced job cuts, though they are not being attributed to COVID-19. Instead, they are the result of programming changes from poorly rated studio shows on boxing, WWE and soccer. Around 20 FS1 producers and talent lost their jobs. Fox in a statement said, “We announced programming changes designed to better address the needs of our business. As a result, some positions in our production department have been eliminated.” Those program changes will see FS1’s studio show “WWE Backstage” move from being a weekly show to one that is only produced around big events and PPV matches. The cutbacks will not affect “WWE Smackdown.” FS1 canceled the “Inside PBC” studio show that it produced around its Premier Boxing Champions matches. The cable network will continue to produce studio shows for PPV boxing events. The soccer cuts come as Fox winds down its Bundesliga contract.