Specter closes image transmission department
Specter, the Swiss image archive and service center for visual content and resources owned by Ringier, will discontinue its image transmission department as of the end of 2008. This will result in the elimination of three full-time and two part-time positions.
Specter, the Swiss image archive and service center for visual content and resources belonging to Ringier, is discontinuing its image transmission department at the end of 2008. This will lead to a reduction of three full-time and two part-time positions, Ringier announced on Tuesday. A social plan will be implemented for the employees affected.
The Image Transmission department was the main hub for receiving and forwarding image material. As a result of technological change and the use of the Internet and e-mail, the department's core task increasingly disappeared, according to the statement. Following the reorganization, Specter's range of services remains fully intact. In particular, the services in the areas of text proofreading, image processing and resale/archiving of images are to be further professionalized.
The Image Transmission department was the main hub for receiving and forwarding image material. As a result of technological change and the use of the Internet and e-mail, the department's core task increasingly disappeared, according to the statement. Following the reorganization, Specter's range of services remains fully intact. In particular, the services in the areas of text proofreading, image processing and resale/archiving of images are to be further professionalized.
