MTV still ‘very present locally’ – despite 13 redundancies, production cuts and website merger

MTV has insisted that it is “very present on a local level” in Australia – despite making 13 people redundant, scaling back local production and merging its Australian and New Zealand websites into one as part of a major restructure.

Jobs have been lost across all divisions of the company, including corporate, production, programming, creative and digital. Sales, which is handled by Ignite Media Brands, is unaffected.

According to a statement from MTV, the restructure “allows for improved content delivery systems and enhanced collaboration across MTV creative and commercial teams.”

Katrina Southon