StyleHaul: StyleHaul Notifies Employees Of Layoffs, Shutdown Of U.S. Operations (Exclusive)

Layoffs are coming to StyleHaul, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation, who tell Tubefilter that the lifestyle-focused multi-channel network (MCN) will be cutting most of its U.S. staff down to a skeleton crew on April 1, with its stateside operations to fully shutter in July.Employees were recently notified that StyleHaul is shifting all of its influencer and talent management operations to Europe -- which is where parent company RTL Group is headquartered. (RTL, a German media conglomerate, also owns Canada's BroadbandTV, Berlin-based Divimove, and Stockholm-headquartered United Screens Sources). Sources say that channels who are signed to the StyleHaul MCN won't be affected, but will subsequently be managed by European RTL teams."The StyleHaul management team and board of directors have made the decision to close StyleHaul's U.S. offices and manage all global operations from Europe," a StyleHaul spokesperson told Tubefilter in a statement. "This reorganization will allow StyleHaul to benefit from stronger collaboration with other companies within RTL Group's recently established Digital Video Group, enhancing its ability to deliver quality, multi-platform digital video marketing campaigns for clients."Visit Tubefilter for more great stories.