Ricochet has laid off around 10 staff, including creative chief Damon Pattison and Scotland office head Rob Butterfield, after market pressures. The BBC producer said the move was taken before the Skydance deal closed.
01Summary
- 01Around 10 staff left Ricochet several weeks ago, including creative chief Damon Pattison and Rob Butterfield.
- 02The cuts amount to just under a third of the company’s workforce, which now stands at 24 across Brighton and Glasgow.
- 03Ricochet said the decision was a response to market conditions and was made long before the Skydance deal closed.
- 04The indie is best known for The Repair Shop, which has run on the BBC for a decade and has spawned several spin-offs.
02Why it matters
The layoffs affect a well-known UK production company behind one of the BBC’s most popular factual entertainment shows. They also add to wider concern about job losses across the television industry.
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