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STV journalists to strike over salary freeze as profits drop

STV journalists to strike over salary freeze as profits drop

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Chris Harvey and other STV staff at the STV strike in Aberdeen on 7 January 2026. Picture: NUJ Journalists at STV will strike on a key day for Scottish elections coverage next month in response to a salary freeze. The strike on Friday 8 May has been timed to coincide with coverage of the Holyrood vote count. It will be the second by STV News journalists this year. STV said a temporary salary freeze is one of several measures taken “to respond to the market conditions facing the media sector” and “apply fiscal restraint and minimise increases to the cost base of the business”. STV has not increased base salaries since January 2025, when staff received a 3% pay rise and the final payment under a discretionary profit-sharing plan. In a letter to unions, including National Union of Journalists (NUJ), the broadcaster said the freeze is the “only option at this stage as we prioritise returning business to profitability”. The Scottish broadcaster’s revenue in the year to 31 December 2025 was down by 6% to …

Top 50 UK news media companies ranking for 2026

Top 50 UK news media companies ranking for 2026

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Top four media companies in UK by revenue. RELX Group (picture: Igor Golovniov, Shutterstock), BBC (Chris Dorney, Shutterstock), Informa (Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images), ITV (Piotr Swat, Shutterstock). The top three news media companies in the UK by revenue saw turnover increase in their latest full-year accounts, Press Gazette’s latest top 50 ranking shows. Collectively the top 50 increased their revenue by £1.1bn compared with last year, representing a 3.1% increase reporting £37.5bn versus £36.3bn. Most of the top UK media companies (29 out of 50) grew their revenue in their most recent accounts, while 17 saw decline and four remained stagnant. RELX, the BBC and Informa topped the list with highest revenues, all posting more than £3.5bn. Most of the accounts (30) cover the 2024 financial year, a period which saw inflation average 2.5% while gross domestic product (GDP, a key measure of the economy) grew by 0.4%. Our ranking is based on the most recent full-year revenue reported by each business. Because not all companies break out their different revenue streams the …

John Swinney urges Ofcom to reject STV plans to cut north of Scotland programme

John Swinney urges Ofcom to reject STV plans to cut north of Scotland programme

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Ms Nicolotti Squires added: “With all consultation processes we take into account the range of views, the volume of views that have been provided, and we will perhaps go back to the licence holder on this occasion and might have further discussions with them, but we think that the proposal they’re putting forward is the best thing for audiences across Scotland and for the sustainability of the STV licence.” Source link

Up to 80 journalists strike in Scotland over STV job cuts

Up to 80 journalists strike in Scotland over STV job cuts

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Chris Harvey and other STV staff at the STV strike in Aberdeen on 7 January 2026. Picture: NUJ Around 80 STV journalists turned out on picket lines outside the broadcaster’s headquarters in Glasgow and Aberdeen on Wednesday as staff face compulsory redundancies. The strike comes after STV announced in September that it planned to cut 60 jobs, including journalists, and merge the STV Central and STV North 6pm news programmes. They are set to be replaced with a single bulletin covering both licence areas held by STV. STV Central is currently produced in Glasgow while STV North runs in Aberdeen, with the latter set to be cut. Broadcast regulator Ofcom has said it is inclined to accept a revised version of STV’s plans in which at least 30% of the 6pm programme is locally relevant to each licence area. STV said 28 roles are affected across newsrooms, of which “the majority” have resulted in voluntary redundancies or redeployments. In December, members of the National Union of Journalists at STV voted 94% in favour of strike …