The Spanish-language media network Univision is laying off 200 to 250 employees, or about 6 percent of its workforce.



The majority of the layoffs will occur at Fusion, a cable TV offshoot of Univision aimed at younger audiences that has struggled in the ratings since its launch in 2013.



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The layoffs come following Univision's $135 million purchase of New York-based Gawker Media, which includes popular online publications such as Deadspin, Gizmodo and Jezebel.Gawker filed for bankruptcy in June after losing $140 million in a jury trial involving former wrestler Hulk Hogan, who sued the publication for publishing a sex tape of him. Gawker.com closed down in September.Univision, a privately held entity, posted a loss of $30.5 million in the third fiscal quarter of this year. In 2015, it posted a profit of $109.8 million.Univision's television news division is best known for anchor Jorge Ramos, who was highly critical of President-electduring the campaign and was once removed from a Trump press conference.