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ITV News is planning to cut 430 jobs, including broadcast staff and journalists, as part of steps to reduce costs as advertising revenue slows. ITV News is planning to cut 430 jobs in its regional news service, as part of wider plans to reduce costs as advertising revenue slows.
A letter sent to employees across the country said staff numbers would be reduced from 1,075. This follows last week's announcement that it is going to cut back the amount of regional news that it broadcasts.
Unions criticised the proposals and warned of possible industrial action to fight the job cuts. As part of a restructuring plan, the broadcaster plans to cut its newsrooms around the UK from 17 to nine.
The job reductions come as ITV News is seeking to make changes to its regional news programmes. Unions have criticised the proposals and warned of possible industrial action to fight the job cuts.
Nearly one in seven jobs will be axed at ITV Wales. Seventeen of the 130 jobs at the company will go. It is expected that these job losses will bring the total number of recent job cuts at ITV to around a thousand by early 2009.
Laura Davison, assistant broadcasting officer of the National Union of Journalists, said she could not rule out industrial action.Laura Davison, assistant broadcasting officer of the National Union of Journalists, said she could not rule out industrial action.
"We do not accept the level of cuts ITV News wants to make and it is difficult to see how we can avoid a fight over this.""We do not accept the level of cuts ITV News wants to make and it is difficult to see how we can avoid a fight over this."