Walt Disney Co. is laying off several hundred people globally across multiple divisions, including marketing for film and television, TV publicity, casting and development, and corporate financial operations, the entertainment conglomerate said Monday.

No entire teams were cut. Disney said the layoffs are part of an effort to operate more efficiently.

In March, Disney laid off 200 employees in its ABC News Group and Disney Entertainment Networks units. It has conducted several other staff reductions in the past few years as it, like many other entertainment companies, looks for ways to save costs.

The Burbank, Calif., company had about 233,000 employees at the end of September, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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