STV STAFF have reportedly walked out of the broadcaster’s Glasgow headquarters in a row over 59 job losses and the closure of the STV2 channel.
It comes as The Herald previously reported that STV is to close the loss-making station as part of a major three-year restructuring plan with dozens of roles set to be axed.
Claims on social media have suggested that angry staff have now refused to work and have left the building.
READ MORE: STV to close loss-making STV2 channel
The broadcaster said it had taken the “difficult decision” to close the channel, with 25 jobs affected, as STV’s content investment shifts online.
It has also launched a News 2020 change programme which will deliver savings of £1 million per year, with 34 job losses.
STV said its growth strategy aims to establish the producer-broadcaster as Scotland’s “home of news and entertainment.”
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