Loudeye to Cut 37% of Jobs, Including CFO’s
Bloomberg News
Loudeye Corp., a maker of software to broadcast audio and video over the Internet, will fire about 37% of its work force, including the chief financial officer, and is reducing executive pay to trim expenses by more than $10.2 million annually.
The steps will cost about $1.7 million in the second quarter, the company said.
Loudeye will be left with about 130 employees in Seattle, New York and Los Angeles.
Executives at Seattle-based Loudeye agreed to a 10% pay cut. Controller Jerry Goade will be interim CFO, replacing Brad Berg, the company said. Berg joined Loudeye in October 2000.
Loudeye’s shares fell 2 cents, or 5%, to 35 cents on Nasdaq.
