CBS Stations Hit By Ad Sales Layoffs
deadline.comLayoffs have hit the ad sales ranks in the CBS owned-and-operated TV station portfolio as a long-term restructuring effort takes effect.
Tuesday’s cuts come after new ad sales staffers were hired over the past three months. The exact number of employees affected could not be determined, but sources told Deadline the net number of departures across recent hires and other staffers is about 17 people, one in each of the markets where the 28 CBS-owned stations are based.
A number of ad sales positions also remain open. The layoffs are confined to the ad sales divisions of the stations and are part of a year-long restructuring, sources tell Deadline.
Company reps did not respond to Deadline’s request for comment. The workforce reduction comes several months after Wendy McMahon was named to a new role, President and CEO of CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures.
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