Media Layoffs - Six years of job cutback reports

[PLL]

Quoting IBOCRocks: "Really? Care to provide statistics, or is this a guess on your part?"

Media Layoffs
Six years of job cutback reports

Media companies are continuing to tighten their belts and, sadly, cut jobs. Many cutbacks are attributed to the slowing economy and advertising market, disappointing results at online units, restructurings in the aftermath of mergers, and business shutdowns (Remember APBNews.com? Talk magazine?)
This list of news reports of U.S. media layoffs, begun shortly after the start of the dot-com bust, has recorded nearly 72,000 job cuts since June 2000.

http://www.iwantmedia.com/layoffs.html

Oh, look !

Univision
259 Jobs Cut
The Spanish-language television network aims to help "improve financial performance."
Source: MarketWatch, "Univision Executive Says Job Cuts 'Difficult, But Necessary'," 11/02/05

And, IBOCRocks logged off, after he decided not to respond !

 

[IBOCRocks]

Quoting IBOCRocks: "Really? Care to provide statistics, or is this a guess on your part?"

Media Layoffs
Six years of job cutback reports

Media companies are continuing to tighten their belts and, sadly, cut jobs. Many cutbacks are attributed to the slowing economy and advertising market, disappointing results at online units, restructurings in the aftermath of mergers, and business shutdowns (Remember APBNews.com? Talk magazine?)
This list of news reports of U.S. media layoffs, begun shortly after the start of the dot-com bust, has recorded nearly 72,000 job cuts since June 2000.

http://www.iwantmedia.com/layoffs.html

Oh, look !

Univision
259 Jobs Cut
The Spanish-language television network aims to help "improve financial performance."
Source: MarketWatch, "Univision Executive Says Job Cuts 'Difficult, But Necessary'," 11/02/05

And, IBOCRocks logged off, after he decided not to respond !

Nope...I logged off a while before you posted. It shows you as logged in for a bit after you leave. Nice try though!

So you've come up with an example from television. Good job!

Want to look at XM and Sirius? Or other media outlets other than radio? How about industry in general, since the economy has been down.

Nice try!

You should just stick to posting Amazon rankings...at least those are true!

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[PLL]

Try reading thoroughly through all three links - there are a bunch of radio station layoffs.

 

[IBOCRocks]

Try reading thoroughly through all three links - there are a bunch of radio station layoffs.

Yes, a bunch of small stations laying off small staffs. So what? That's been going on for years! Again, let's take a look at the big groups, then tell me that the sky is falling.

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[PLL]

David wrote: "A group reduction makes headlines. Individual hires do not. Radio employment is up"

Accordng to these articles, radio employment is NOT up and there have been many layoffs ! Yes, just like Univision with 259 layoffs - you should personally know about that !

"Job Losses Associated with Radio Consolidation Undermine Localism and Diversity"

http://www.futureofmusic.org/news/PRemploymenteffects06.cfm

"Consolidation has resulted in 10,000 layoffs"

http://cc.msnscache.com/cache.aspx?q=4014319666234&lang=en-US&mkt=en-US&FORM=CVRE6

"CBS Radio sheds staffers in cost-cutting move"

http://today.reuters.com/news/artic...3Z_01_N13341995_RTRIDST_0_INDUSTRY-CBS-DC.XML

"Going Backwards"

http://cc.msnscache.com/cache.aspx?q=4042367734394&lang=en-US&mkt=en-US&FORM=CVRE8

"The survey of 50 randomly sampled radio news directors, reporters and assignment editors in the top-50 markets found that nearly three out of four radio stations and networks had experienced layoffs or consolidations in the past year. When asked how stations have handled having fewer reporters, 77 percent of respondents said the remaining reporters have had to take on extra work."

"(12/14/2001) Radio Cash Flow Actually Increased in 2001 Says Jim Duncan. The Bad News? It Was a Result of Layoffs and Salary Cuts"

http://www.radioink.com/HeadlineEntry.asp?hid=69335&pt=archive

"NEWSROOM STAFFING STUDY FINDS 72% OF STATIONS OR NETWORKS EXPERIENCING LAYOFFS IN THE LAST YEAR"

http://cc.msnscache.com/cache.aspx?q=4014491458425&lang=en-US&mkt=en-US&FORM=CVRE4

 

[IBOCRocks]

David wrote: "A group reduction makes headlines. Individual hires do not. Radio employment is up"

Accordng to these articles, radio employment is NOT up and there have been many layoffs ! Yes, just like Univision with 259 layoffs - you should personally know about that !

"Job Losses Associated with Radio Consolidation Undermine Localism and Diversity"

http://www.futureofmusic.org/news/PRemploymenteffects06.cfm

"Consolidation has resulted in 10,000 layoffs"

http://cc.msnscache.com/cache.aspx?q=4014319666234&lang=en-US&mkt=en-US&FORM=CVRE6

"CBS Radio sheds staffers in cost-cutting move"

http://today.reuters.com/news/artic...3Z_01_N13341995_RTRIDST_0_INDUSTRY-CBS-DC.XML

"Going Backwards"

http://cc.msnscache.com/cache.aspx?q=4042367734394&lang=en-US&mkt=en-US&FORM=CVRE8

"The survey of 50 randomly sampled radio news directors, reporters and assignment editors in the top-50 markets found that nearly three out of four radio stations and networks had experienced layoffs or consolidations in the past year. When asked how stations have handled having fewer reporters, 77 percent of respondents said the remaining reporters have had to take on extra work."

"(12/14/2001) Radio Cash Flow Actually Increased in 2001 Says Jim Duncan. The Bad News? It Was a Result of Layoffs and Salary Cuts"

http://www.radioink.com/HeadlineEntry.asp?hid=69335&pt=archive

"NEWSROOM STAFFING STUDY FINDS 72% OF STATIONS OR NETWORKS EXPERIENCING LAYOFFS IN THE LAST YEAR"

http://cc.msnscache.com/cache.aspx?q=4014491458425&lang=en-US&mkt=en-US&FORM=CVRE4

Hmmm...most of these focus on radio news departments and layoffs due to consolidation, NOT due to radio "dying".

Keep trying!

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[PLL]

"Hmmm...most of these focus on radio news departments and layoffs due to consolidation, NOT due to radio "dying".:

Yes, some do, and some don't - media in general, to include radio stations, have had massive layoffs.

 

[autopaint-1]

"Yes, some do, and some don't - media in general, to include radio stations, have had massive layoffs"

Can you tell me what stations have had "massive" layoff's? Were these layoffs due to money issues or changing formats? Your statement sounds like Radio is suffering an Enron colapse and it isn't. I do know of some horribly managed companies. Their collapse would happen under any economy.

 

[PLL]

"Can you tell me what stations have had "massive" layoff's?"

I never pointed to any one particular radio station, but as I said, media in general, to include radio stations, have had massive layoffs - try browsing through the links.

 

[IBOCRocks]

"Can you tell me what stations have had "massive" layoff's?"

I never pointed to any one particular radio station, but as I said, media in general, to include radio stations, have had massive layoffs - try browsing through the links.

So if it's media in general, what is your point, and how does it relate to HD?

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IBOCRocks: "So if it's media in general, what is your point, and how does it relate to HD?"

Well da, these layoffs included radio stations, which may, or in the future, be running IBOC - this is ridiculous, you are starting to sound like David !

 

[IBOCRocks]

IBOCRocks: "So if it's media in general, what is your point, and how does it relate to HD?"

Well da, these layoffs included radio stations, which may, or in the future, be running IBOC - this is ridiculous, you are starting to sound like David !

Funny... include stations, which may or may not be running IBOC, now or later...

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[PLL]

And, lots of layoffs in the media industry, including radio stations.

 

[IBOCRocks]

And, lots of layoffs in the media industry, including radio stations.

And lots of layoffs at Ford, GM, AOL, Kmart, XM...

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[PLL]

The articles indicated lots of layoffs in the media industry, including radio stations.

 

[IBOCRocks]

The articles indicated lots of layoffs in the media industry, including radio stations.

Yes, but no more than any other industry. You conveniently left that out.

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[PLL]

HD is an abominal idea, it obliterates adjacent stations and will knock half the stations off the air at night for this reason even if they can afford the high price of conversion. ALL receivers now in existence will be obsolete if analog radio is shut off as they eventually plan on doing. It will severely limit the usable disance radio now can reach especially at night. Ibiquity says we have no right to listen to stations outside of our own market (who’s reception IBOC will ruin), what kind of self-serving arrogance is this? The ONLY way this overeaching scheme will work is if the FCC mandates that only HD receivers are sold and stations ONLY transmit in IBOC as they are doing now with television. Why does the FCC allow big corporations to dictate to the american consumer? The cure is going to be a lot worse than the disease and americans are just going to ignore IBOC as they did AM stereo but with AM stereo consumers could keep and listen to the same receivers, with IBOC if they shut off the analog signal as proposed AM radio will die, people are not going to spend $400.00 and up just for a new “savior” of AM radio.The real problem of AM radio is the fact that big corporations now own most of the stations and have made it so boring with their bland programing that it is a drone in the background 90% of the time.

 

[IBOCRocks]

HD is an abominal idea, it obliterates adjacent stations and will knock half the stations off the air at night for this reason even if they can afford the high price of conversion. ALL receivers now in existence will be obsolete if analog radio is shut off as they eventually plan on doing. It will severely limit the usable disance radio now can reach especially at night. Ibiquity says we have no right to listen to stations outside of our own market (who’s reception IBOC will ruin), what kind of self-serving arrogance is this? The ONLY way this overeaching scheme will work is if the FCC mandates that only HD receivers are sold and stations ONLY transmit in IBOC as they are doing now with television. Why does the FCC allow big corporations to dictate to the american consumer? The cure is going to be a lot worse than the disease and americans are just going to ignore IBOC as they did AM stereo but with AM stereo consumers could keep and listen to the same receivers, with IBOC if they shut off the analog signal as proposed AM radio will die, people are not going to spend $400.00 and up just for a new “savior” of AM radio.The real problem of AM radio is the fact that big corporations now own most of the stations and have made it so boring with their bland programing that it is a drone in the background 90% of the time.

Wow! So many lies, so little time. Let's count 'em up!

*ALL receivers now in existence will be obsolete if analog radio is shut off as they eventually plan on doing.
Lie. There are no plans, period.

*Ibiquity says we have no right to listen to stations outside of our own market
Lie. Please present quote and source.

*People are not going to spend $400.00 and up just for a new “savior” of AM radio
BIG WHOPPER LIE! This one is obvious...

*The real problem of AM radio is the fact that big corporations now own most of the stations and have made it so boring with their bland programing
Hey...lookie there! There may be a nugget of truth in that one!

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[IBOCRocks]

You did it a fourth time ! This is definately a way to keep you busy, plus supply some useful information - I should have thought of it sooner !

Yes, that way people won't listen to ANYTHING you say!

 

[calstymes]

IBOCRocks declared:

*ALL receivers now in existence will be obsolete if analog radio is shut off as they eventually plan on doing.
Lie. There are no plans, period.

YES THERE ARE! They just aren't public.

All is NOT as it seems.

*Ibiquity says we have no right to listen to stations outside of our own market
Lie. Please present quote and source.

This is true by default. Since you CAN'T listen to stations outside of your own market due to the high frequency noise presented by AM IBOC then Ubiquitous doesn't think you SHOULD be able to listen to them.

It's a no brainer.