Some much for convergence in Manchester

So we all thought that the cuts at the Manchester Evening news last month were in part at least to protect its new media interests and Channel M.

No so as we discovered late yesterday,management at the group have discussed making 41 redundancies out of 74 staff.

Press Gazette reports that

Channel M chief executive Mark Dodson read out a statement to staff this afternoon which revealed that due to the economic downturn the station could not exist in its current form and jobs would have to be cut across the board.

It's live broadcast will now be restricted to just three hours a day.

Perhaps we should look to re employ a town crier?