Premier League Productions is set to axe a host of reporters and broadcasters in a mass overhaul of staff next season.
The top-flight's leading international broadcaster is expected to make a huge shake-up, as a number of staff and freelancers were told via Zoom that they were no longer needed, as per the Daily Mail. The source added that an insider told them 'brutally' as the production prepares a major revamp in their service.
At the start of the 2022/23 season, the broadcaster is moving away from its normal service, where they would usually provide analysis and reaction to matches and will be going into what has been said as 'timeless, digital content'. These changes mean that some of the usual presenters and journalists won't be required.
Camera operators and logistics staff have also been told they are not having their contracts renewed or that their hours will be drastically reduced. It is a major revamp of a service that is hugely popular around the world in a number of continents and in the UK.
"A lot of people who work four, five days a week have been told they won't be required next season, or possibly just for matchdays and pressers," one source told the Mail.
The same person added that they knew something was coming when a huge Zoom call was organised. That was followed up by further calls to the many who had been impacted to outline a bleak future. "It was brutal," they claimed.
An IMG spokesman said: "Premier League Productions aims to deliver the best possible programming output for international broadcasters and football fans around the world.
"Together with the Premier League, we regularly review our content portfolio and are evolving our offering for the next season. As a result, there have been some small changes to the staffing structure to meet the new operational requirements."
