Netflix is laying off about 300 employees globally in its latest round of cuts, as the streaming service tries to control costs.

The move follows a previous round of layoffs in May that affected 150 employees. It comes as Netflix is reining in some of its content spending and looking to drum up new revenue with the planned launch of an ad-supported tier of its service.

This post first appeared on wsj.com

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