“A Bola” will advance to a lay-off of around 50 professionals, including journalists, graphics and administrative staff, confirmed the newspaper’s director, Vítor Serpa, to Expresso.
Describing the current situation of the sports press as a “public calamity”, the official referred to a 40% drop in sales.
The lay-off, which will have a duration of one month, was “the solution found by the administration as the least harmful, taking into account the devastating effects of the current situation”.
The drop in advertising, namely sports betting, the closure of most of the sales outlets and the fact that all sports are “in the freezer” are pointed out by Vítor Serpa as the reasons for the decision made.
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