Sony is cutting 250 jobs at its recordable media manufacturing plant in northeast Japan, according to The Mainichi. The established national newspaper says that cuts are due to the reduced demand for optical media, and the continued rise of streaming services. However, a specialist physical media news outlet asserts that pressed disc production will not be impacted by the cuts at Sony, only the manufacturing of recordable media like CD-R, DVD-R, and BD-R.
The Mainichi says that around 250 jobs will go from Sony’s media manufacturing business in Tagajo, Miyagi Prefecture, in the northeast of the country. Sources close to the matter indicate that at least some of the layoffs will come from offering early retirement packages.
