Amazon acquired Wondery nearly five years ago as part of a push to expand its catalog of original audio content.

Amazon has set a sweeping reorganization of its audio divisions, laying off 110 workers and shuttering its Wondery studio.

In a memo to staff obtained by Deadline, Steve Boom, Amazon’s vice president of audio, Twitch, and games, said the rise of video podcasting has created “different audience needs” and requires “distinct discovery, growth, and monetization strategies” compared to traditional audio-only narrative podcasts.