IDG, publisher of, among others ict-news website Webwereld, scraps in a reorganization in a total of 22 jobs. That is a quarter of its staff. According to IDG, that is necessary because of the economic hard times and falling revenue. At Computerworld disappears completed. n editor.
“In addition, the income from our journals under pressure”, says Van Loon. “The turnover of our onlinetak rises, but not hard enough to compensate for that.” Therefore, there must be on the costs, says Van Loon, so to be able to invest in the online activities of the publisher.
After the reorganization, in which 22 positions disappear, the publisher still 58 people. At Webwereld is one of the six editors was shown the door. The blows fall further, especially in the support departments, such as in the ict department, the customer service and the financial department. In place of the dismissed workers, the sequel freelancers and self-employed persons hired.
As a result of the reorganisation disappear no magazines or sites, says Van Loon. In addition to Webwereld, the Dutch branch of IDG include Computerworld and the magazines ComputerTotaal and iPhone Magazine. In the rest of the world IDG several large technologiesites, as well as a private news service with correspondents in several countries, including the Netherlands.