We Told You! Part Trey
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6 days ago, FTVLive FIRST told you that Raycom was closing its digital hub in Montgomery and moving the operation to Atlanta.
We even shared with you the internal memo sent to the staff.
Well, the local Montgomery paper finally got around to the story (which means the other TV blogs will as well).
The Montgomery Advertiser writes that Raycom is shifting some of its digital production to Atlanta, taking 14 jobs out of downtown Montgomery.
The new digital content hub is set to launch in Atlanta on Jan. 1, said Susana Schuler, executive vice president for content and operations. Raycom, headquartered in Montgomery, has 4,800 employees across the country, she said. The Retirement Systems of Alabama is heavily invested in Raycom.
“We decided to revolutionize our approach to centralized digital content in response to our audience’s changing habits of information consumption,” Schuler said. “Today’s news consumer seeks video and social media information much more actively than just text or still images. Six years ago when we launched the centralized digital hub, the audience was looking for text more than video.
Currently there are 14 people working in the digital hub, and Raycom has added 40 jobs to the headquarters in the past five years, Schuler said. Employees at the digital hub are “encouraged” to apply for the new positions in Atlanta, as well as openings within Raycom that they are qualified for, Schuler said.
