19-04-2024, 11:26 PM
(19-04-2024, 05:18 PM)RhysJR Wrote: GB News is set to begin a round of redundancy, with 40 personnel set to be cut.
On the production side, they were already quite light we think, so I'd be interested to see where they will be aiming for the cuts to be targeted at. One would imagine the big name hosts would command big fees and would help with the profit margin if some of those departed.
pressgazette.co.uk
Press Gazette estimate its around 295 staff, up from around 175 at launch (and aiming for around 14% reduction) it's hardly an unusual trim, and definitely not as dramatic as this hypobilic bod apparently said: "One staffer at the channel told Press Gazette there was “a real ‘last days of Saigon’ vibe in the office right now”
I'd dispute that 295 is light for channel that's mainly panels, contributers and zoom calls. That's not a Dis, they have some genuinely interesting guests, but they arnt fully supporting UK wide reporting or international news - They don't have the costs that come with an Alex Crawford and her team (and security, safety etc) that Sky bear.
They use Dina as the NRCS and Mosart for production control, but apparently not to it's fullest potential for workflow efficiency, they panicked after launch and over compensated with headcount rather than smart.
Would anyone notice (whos already watching) if the channel was run on 200 staff? Probably not