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How the economic downturn has led to staff cutbacks at media companies

Created by MediaGuardian on 20/11/2008

Last updated: 12/03/10 at 04:14

• Google cuts 200 sales and marketing jobs
  27/03/2009 9

  Google is to lay off 200 staff from its global sales and marketing operation, proving that even the search engine giant that dominates online advertising is not immune from the financial downturn
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/mar/27/google-cuts-200-sales-and-marketing-jobs

• DMGT ad revenue plunges as 1,000 jobs go at regional arm
  23/03/2009 8

  Daily Mail and General Trust media group is doubling the number of job cuts as advertising revenue for the first quarter of this year fell by 24% across its national newspaper division and 37% across its regional titles
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/mar/23/daily-mail-general-trust-ad-revenue-plunges

• Bauer radio cuts 15 jobs at Heat and Q
  20/03/2009

  Bauer Media is to cut up to 15 jobs at its digital radio stations Heat and Q and relocate them to shared studios outside London
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/mar/20/heat-q-radio-bauer-job-cuts

• Aegis to cut 780 jobs
  19/03/2009 8

  Media buying and research group Aegis is to cut 5% of its global workforce – around 780 employees – as part of a £40m cost-saving plan to weather the downturn, as the group reported a 25.7% increase in underlying pre-tax profits in 2008. Aegis said 70 of the cuts would come from its UK operation
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/mar/19/aegis-cut-global-workforce

• GMG cuts 95 jobs in Surry and Berkshire newspapers
  11/03/2009 14

  Surrey and Berkshire Media, part of Guardian Media Group's regional division, is to axe up to 95 jobs as it shuts two of its weekly newspapers, closes its four district offices and shifts its flagship title, the Reading Evening Post, from a five-day to a twice-weekly publication
  http://www.dipity.com/MediaGuardian/Media_job_cutsG

• Manchester Evening News publisher cuts 150 jobs
  10/03/2009 12

  MEN Media to close all editorial offices of its 22 weekly newspapers in the north-west to find 'lower-cost' business model
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/mar/10/manchester-evening-news-publisher-job-cuts

• Up to 150 jobs under threat at regional publisher
  10/03/2009 9

  The Observer Standard Media Group is looking for a buyer for its nine titles
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/mar/10/observer-standard-media-group-buyer

• Channel Five to make one in four redundant
  05/03/2009 11

  Broadcaster outlines 'comprehensive restructuring' plan in the wake of economic downturn
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/mar/05/channel-five-one-in-four-redundant

• ITV cuts 600 jobs as profits dive 41%
  04/03/2009 8

  Broadcaster to cut 600 jobs, slice £65m from its programme budget and look to sell Friends Reunited and Freeview business SDN
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/mar/04/itv-slashes-costs-profits-drop

• Up to 116 jobs on the line at Northcliffe
  24/02/2009

  Publisher plans centralised subbing and will move printing of Leicester Mercury out of the city
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/feb/24/jobs-on-line-northcliffe-regional-titles

• News International to cut 65 jobs
  11/02/2009 12

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/feb/11/news-international-cut-65-jobs

• Bloomberg to cut up to 90 London TV and radio staff
  09/02/2009 14

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/feb/09/bloomberg-london-job-cuts

• LA Times cuts 300 staff
  31/01/2009 1

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jan/31/la-times-to-cut-300-jobs

• Reed Business Information cuts 35 UK staff
  28/01/2009

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jan/28/reed-business-information-cuts-35-uk-staff

• Microsoft cuts 5,000 jobs
  23/01/2009

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jan/23/microsoft-job-losses

• Archant to cut up to 20 jobs on Suffolk papers
  13/01/2009 11

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jan/13/archant-cut-20-jobs-suffolk

• New Statesman journalists facing redundancy
  12/01/2009 15

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jan/13/new-statesman-redundancy

• Financial Times signals 80 job losses
  12/01/2009 13

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jan/13/financialtimes-downturn

• Up to 13 jobs to go as Newsquest restructures Colchester paper
  08/01/2009 14

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jan/08/colchester-newsquest-job-cuts

• Metro to make up to 10 staff redundant
  23/12/2008

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/dec/23/metro-newspaper

• MTV UK axes up to 80 jobs in Viacom cost-cutting drive
  19/12/2008

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/dec/19/mtv-cuts-jobs-viacom

• Johnston Press to cut jobs in Northern Ireland
  12/12/2008

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/dec/12/johnston-press-job-cuts

• Newsquest cuts jobs in Worcestershire and Herefordshire
  10/12/2008

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/dec/10/newsquest-cuts-gannett-downturn

• Daily Telegraph drops Craig Brown and AN Wilson
  08/12/2008

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/dec/08/daily-telegraph-an-wilson-craig-brown

• RadioCentre cuts seven jobs
  05/12/2008 13

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/dec/05/commercialradio-radio

• NBC Universal to axe 500 staff
  05/12/2008 11

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/dec/05/tvnews-ustelevision

• Viacom to cut 850 jobs and freeze bosses' pay
  04/12/2008 16

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/dec/04/television-mediabusiness

• More than 230 journalists on three Glasgow-based newspapers given redundancy notices
  03/12/2008 16

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/dec/03/newsquest-pressandpublishing

• Financial Times staff invited to cut working week
  03/12/2008 11

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/dec/03/financial-times-working-week

• Forces' TV and radio set to cut 30 jobs
  03/12/2008 8

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/dec/03/british-forces-broadcasting-service-redundanciesDec 3

• BBC Resources to axe 210 jobs
  01/12/2008

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/dec/01/bbc-resources-job-cuts

• Trinity Mirror cuts 78 more jobs
  27/11/2008

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/nov/27/trinity-mirror-job-cuts

• 50 jobs to go at Telegraph Media Group
  27/11/2008

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/nov/27/telegraph-media-job-cuts

• CN Group to cut up to 30 jobs
  27/11/2008

  
  http://www.guprod.gnl/media/2008/nov/27/cumbrian-newspapers-group-cn-job-cuts

• Newsquest cuts senior jobs in north-west division
  27/11/2008

  
  http://www.guprod.gnl/media/2008/nov/27/newsquest-job-cuts

• Newsquest North-East to axe 17 jobs
  21/11/2008

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/nov/21/newsquest-downturn

• Irish Times to cut up to 60 jobs
  20/11/2008

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/nov/20/irish-times-job-cuts

• Daily Mail group to axe 400 jobs
  20/11/2008

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/nov/20/dmgt-mediabusiness

• Trinity Mirror: pay freeze follows 1,200 job cuts
  19/11/2008

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/nov/19/trinitymirror-pressandpublishing

• Independent titles to axe 90 jobs
  18/11/2008

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/nov/18/independent-job-cuts

• Jobs axed at Gaydar
  14/11/2008

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/nov/14/gaydar-job-cuts

• Emap Inform to axe 40 magazine jobs
  14/11/2008

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/nov/14/emap-downturn

• Haymarket cuts 50 jobs across editorial and advertising teams
  13/11/2008

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/nov/13/downturn-pressandpublishing

• Time Out to cut 13 jobs in London
  13/11/2008

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/nov/13/time-out-job-cuts

• DMGT to axe 300 jobs in London
  12/11/2008

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/nov/12/dmgt-associatednewspapers

• Virgin Media to axe 2,200 jobs
  11/11/2008

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/nov/11/virgin-media-job-cuts

• Daily Mirror to axe 11 jobs
  10/11/2008

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/nov/10/daily-mirror-job-cuts

• Trinity Mirror to axe 28 jobs in north-east
  07/11/2008

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/nov/07/trinitymirror-pressandpublishing

• Jobs go at London Evening Standard
  03/11/2008

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/nov/03/associatednewspapers-pressandpublishing

• Midland News Association to cut 120 jobs
  27/10/2008

  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/oct/27/downturn-pressandpublishing