Granada Group Announce Job Losses

The Granada Group yesterday announced the loss of between 150 and 200 jobs, as part of a plan to integrate the non-programme making activities of the two companies.

Joint operations to provide finance, transmission, press and publicity services across the companies will be created. There will also be a single broadcasting unit to implement broadcasting strategy across the companies.

Steve Morrison, managing director of Granada Television becomes managing director of LWT. Andrea Wonfor director of programmes at Granada and Jules Burns, director of programmes and management servies become joint managing directors of the company. LWT’s managing director of broadcasting, Robin Paxton, is to leave the company.