Denmark's public broadcaster, the Danish Broadcasting Corp., canceled its TV newscasts Wednesday after employees from the sports and news departments went on strike, according to AP. The employees walked off their jobs to protest a cost-cutting package expected to lead to 300 layoffs. Workers also went on a one-day strike in March after the company presented a 300 million kroner (¤40 million; US$53 million) a year savings program, prompted by overruns in the construction of the company's Copenhagen headquarters. The latest stoppage was triggered by another company announcement Tuesday, revealing more details of the restructuring plan. For example, the broadcaster said it would reorganize its sports department and stop competing for broadcasting rights of major sports events such as the soccer World Cup and the Olympic Games. It was not immediately clear how many of the broadcaster's 2,600 workers went on strike, but the company, also known as DR, had to replace its news shows with reruns of old programs. The employees were expected to return to work Thursday. DR, Denmark's oldest electronic media organization, was founded in 1925.
