News UK Studios Staff Face Layoffs After Piers Morgan’s Exit From Murdoch Media Empire
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Rupert Murdoch‘s News UK has placed an unknown number of employees into a consultation process as part of plans to reorganize its studios division after Piers Morgan‘s departure.
Deadline understands that staff have been told that jobs are at risk amid a “rightsizing” initiative at News Studios, the unit that houses YouTube channel Piers Morgan Uncensored and makes video content for brands including The Sun and The Times newspapers.
Morgan’s contract runs until March, at which point he will take control of his YouTube channel. The former CNN presenter may decide to continue producing Uncensored from News Studios’ facilities at News UK’s London headquarters, but an agreement is not yet in place.
News Studios insiders have expressed concerns about the entire unit being closed, though this was denied by a News UK source.
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