Sat.1 cuts jobs

  
Following the merger of the German TV group ProSiebenSat.1 with the European broadcasting chain SBS, the first jobs are being cut. The Group plans to cut a total of 200 jobs. According to the news agency SDA, some of the cuts are due to the end of the tabloid magazines "Sat.1 am Mittag" and "Sat.1 am Abend". A total of 54 employees are affected by the discontinuation of the two programs. The station is also discontinuing the news program "Nacht-News" at the end of August. However, no personnel effects are expected here. No other programs are to be discontinued. However, the station is considering optimizing individual measures or structural changes. In an interview with the German news agency DPA, the broadcaster emphasized that the job cuts have nothing to do with the new owners KKR and Permira. Cost optimization measures have been under consideration for some time.