Redundancies at News Limited as consolidated Victorian sales team launches

News Limited has announced the launch of its Victorian sales team.

The move sees the publisher’s community, regional and metropolitan sales operations pooled into one team – called News Australia Victoria. A number of redundancies will result.

The team will sell across brands including Herald Sun, Sunday Herald Sun, GeelongAdvertiser, The Weekly Times and mX.

News Australia Victoria’s general manager of advertising, Paul El Deir, said: “Each week, our brands reach over 3.7 million Victorians. The launch of News Australia Victoria means local advertisers can more efficiently engage this network – the largest in the state – with increased opportunities and in more creative and innovative ways.”