(Dagbladet): TV 2 will cut 113 full-time employees. These are in addition to the 64 employees who have already accepted the severance package. It writes the CHANNELS 2 in a press release Thursday.
the press release went out after the staff in the TV-2 was informed about the spareplanene on a allmøte.
- Our goal is to achieve as many volunteers as possible solutions. Now we are going to together with union representatives to discuss the further process, ” says the managing director of the channel, Olav T. Sandnes in the press release.
Forward to today’s meeting, speculation has gone high regarding whether the TV 2-the management must resort to layoffs to reach the finish with the cuts, and how many thus lose the job.
the Road to 2020
In the press release emphasizes the director that the TV 2 in the for to a large extent dependent on the linear channels, and notifies the increased focus on TV 2 Sumo.
Search for a TV 2 Sumo-director, who will build the new organization is already in motion. The channel has previously suggested a need to save 350 million up to 2020.
Move nyhetsproduksjonen
According to the press release to TV 2 move all the nyhetsproduksjon to TV 2 news channel.
- In the new organisation will all nyhetsproduksjon take place in TV 2 news channel, says news and sportsredaktør Jan Ove Årsæther.
Karianne Solbrække, today redaksjonssjef in the “Good morning Norway”, the news editor and the chief of the news channel in the new organization.
Årsæther tells that Solbrække starts in his new position, already from today.
Continue allmennkrinkaster
According to the press release want TV 2 to continue as commercial allmennkringkaster. They write that they want to apply for a request for this, and want to deliver daily news broadcasts with the head office in Bergen, as long as it follows a relevant consideration for the additional costs
- We shall deliver the daily news broadcasts, be an alternative nyhetsleverandør and contribute to an enlightened public debate. The balance between Bergen and Oslo is maintained in the new organization, ” says Sandnes.
When the deadline to seek a new deal for commercial public service given out 4. august of this year, selected the TV 2 to let be to submit an application.
- We choose not to apply for the announcement because we can’t take on us extensive and costly additional tasks in a demanding time, as now, without that the followed by a return, said director Sandnes in august.
Crossroads
TV 2 profile Davy Wathne wrote on his Twitter profile in advance of the meeting that this is a pivotal day in TV 2′s history and a crossroads.
Wathne emphasizes to the newspaper Dagbladet that he personally will be affected by spareplanene, but is closely following the the company has has devoted large parts of his professional life to.
- You are very attached to your colleagues to work closely together so that one does here in the TV 2. Many have their first workplace here and bring their identity up to the job they do, ” says Wathne.
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