ITV is to cut 40 jobs from its Meridian and Central regional news teams and Sky News is also to cut jobs as it revamps its schedule.
Reports in The Guardian say that Sky News could axe
Sky Report and
World News Tonight, with a formal announcement to employees about their futures expected to come on Friday.
Meanwhile, ITV aim to merge the majority of their Meridian and Central news teams into one Thames Valley operation, having received agreement for the changes from Ofcom.
However, Bectu, the broadcasting union, are unhappy with the changes and in particular with what it calls ITV’s “cost-cutting priorities.”
Sharon Elliott, Bectu’s ITV officer, said: “We do not accept that services to regional audiences can be improved by cutting staff numbers and increasing the demands on a reduced workforce. The company’s claims are insincere.”
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