Print editions of dozens of regional newspapers to finish, with sweeping job cuts feared‘Gutting’: News Corp Australia’s newspaper print closures will leave ‘thousands of stories’ untoldNews Corp Australia has confirmed that more than 100 local and regional newspapers will become digital only or... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-05-27 23:38:41 UTC ]
Huge losses driven partly by fall in valuation of Australian pay TV service Foxtel and decline in news advertising revenue Rupert Murdoch’s global media empire, News Corp, lost US$1bn in the three months to the end of March and is expecting more financial pain as the economic fallout from the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-05-08 01:49:41 UTC ]
Waterstones boss James Daunt has sent a stark email to employees warning that if the UK leaves Europe, the “brutal reality" is that the retailer would be forced to axe jobs. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publisher wants to cut 225 jobs from Warwickshire warehouse, where books are distributed, owing to decline in demandReaders’ preference for ebooks has been blamed for 225 potential job losses after publisher Penguin Random House announced cuts that leave staff facing an anxious Christmas.The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Birmingham could set up a cooperative model with staff in order to keep its 39 libraries open. Birmingham City Council's deputy leader Ian Ward told the Birmingham Mail that a deal was "close to being agreed". The model would see librarians running the service, with all of the 39 facilities... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Twelve members of staff left The Folio Society in January, the publishing house has confirmed. A spokesperson said the job losses came as a result of a "fundamental restructure" of the company, with The Folio Society now employing a total of 58 people. The job losses came from marketing,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Imperial War Museum (IWM) has confirmed it is consulting on restructuring its organisation, in changes which staff say could see its library close and up to 80 people lose their jobs. Altogether, the institution, made up of several museums around the UK, is seeking to reduce annual... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
A small number of job losses will occur as Bonnier moves UK publishing businesses to Surrey.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lonely Planet is to cut 70 to 80 jobs across its London, Melbourne and Oakland offices. No... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Irish chain bookseller Eason looks likely to escape sizeable store closures following the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Wed, 30/03/2011 - 09:36 Eason is pumping 20m into the company over the next three years, at the same time as embarking on trade union talks over a restructure that will likely include some job losses. The Irish bookselling chain announced to staff... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Wed, 30/03/2011 - 09:36 Eason is pumping 20m into the company over the next three years, at the same time as embarking on trade union talks over a restructure that will likely include some job losses. The Irish bookselling chain announced to staff... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]