In order to reduce operating costs, Record TV decided to discontinue the fixed sports core after reporting a loss of BRL 500 million in 2022. As a result, massive layoffs ensued in the industry.
For the transmission of Paulista Championship In the next few years, the broadcaster is to adopt a model similar to Globo in several areas. The agreements are only made by “works” during the tournament.
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Other areas are already managed in an outsourcing model. Examples are dramaturgy and reality shows. In the case of soap operas, the production of Casablanca is promoted.
At the same time, the programs A Fazenda and A Grande Conquista are technically produced by the company TeleImage.
In a statement sent to the F5 portal, the São Paulo channel explains: “Everyone has been assigned to Record TV’s journalism department. The entire technical and production team for the broadcast in Paulistão was put together by the organizers of the championship two years ago.”
At Record TV, layoffs go beyond sport
Record TV fired journalist Janine Borba, 55 years old, on Wednesday 19th. The moderator was on vacation and was notified of the shutdown upon returning to work.
Janine Borba presented Domingo Espetacular for 12 years. She joins presenter Patrícia Costa and reporters Sylvestre Serrano and Roberto Thomé, who were fired on Monday 17th. In this week alone, the broadcaster should terminate the contracts of another 200 professionals.
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The professional worked on the show Fala Brasil and joined the cast of Domingo Espetacular in 2007, also hosted by Amorim. In 2019, Janine Borba was assigned to the Jornal da Record bulletins and the Saturday edition of the newscast.
FIRED! After almost 19 years, Record released Janine Borba today. The journalist has already been responsible for “Jornal da Record”, “Fala Brasil”, “Domingo Espetacular”, etc.
We hope that the talented Janine will be featured on another channel soon. Excellent professional who deserves to be on TV. pic.twitter.com/Hx8BVrg0DK
Silvinho (@silvinhotv) July 19, 2023