Sky to cut about 600 tech jobs

Sky is to chopped astir 600 tech jobs arsenic a consultation involving 900 radical begins.

Employees moving astatine the Leeds, Livingston and Osterley sites are to beryllium affected.

The jobs are going arsenic portion of a reorganisation of Sky's exertion squad arsenic it moves from creating caller platforms, similar Sky Glass and Sky Stream television, to moving connected existing services.

As the institution moves from merchandise development, it's understood that teams request to beryllium simpler, much focused and flexible.

More tech functions are besides being carried retired crossed Sky's planetary operations.

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Job losses volition not beryllium down to idiosyncratic performance, Sky News understands, but alternatively to amended conscionable the needs of customers and the business.

Internal redeployment opportunities volition beryllium available, arsenic volition assistance successful uncovering caller jobs externally, Sky News besides understands.

Sky is the proprietor of Sky News, with Comcast the genitor company.

A Sky spokesperson said, "Over the past fewer years, Sky has launched a acceptable of market-leading products including Sky Glass, Sky Stream and our afloat fibre broadband service.

"These products are present firmly established and utilized by millions of customers, strengthening Sky's estimation for innovation and large service.

"As we look ahead, we are shifting our attack to bring customers the adjacent procreation of acquisition by investing successful digital-first service, unbeatable content, and adjacent amended show from our products, powered by the champion of planetary innovation."