Viacom’s MTV cuts staff, moving assets to digital media

Geraldine Fabrikant of the New York Times reports MTV is laying off 250 people in order to allow for Viacom to invest more in digital media and interactive businesses.

MTV’s chief executive, Judy McGrath, in an e-mail message to employees on Monday explained:

…[W]e will build resources against some new businesses — our interactive properties and some of our new networks — and we will make reductions in others.

This news follows on the heals of Viacom’s pulling its videos off YouTube so Viacom could build its own ‘YouTube’ presence.

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