JOE.IE publisher Maximum Media has laid off nine of its staff and said it expects to return to profitability this year after racking up a €1m loss in 2018. JOE.IE publisher Maximum Media has laid off nine of its staff and said it expects to return to profitability this year after racking up a €1m loss in 2018. Redundancies announced at Maximum Media for 'business normalisation' after racking up €1m loss in 2018The company founded by Niall McGarry also owns the Her.ie website. The redundancies follow controversy last year when it emerged that Maximum Media had artificially boosted listening numbers on a sponsored podcast in 2017. "In 2017, as part of a drive to secure market share and increase turnover, Maximum Media increased staff numbers," said a spokesman today.

Source: Irish Independent January 30, 2020 17:26 UTC