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Report: Sony to cut 2,000 jobs, shutter two Japan TV factories
Sony plans to close two television factories and shed 2,000 jobs in its home country of Japan, according to a Bloomberg report Wednesday.
The report says CEO Sir Howard Stringer will make the announcement in a news conference but doesn't say when.
When asked for confirmation of the planned cuts, a Sony representative told CNET News that the company has nothing new to announce.
Now, that can be interpreted many ways, but here's what's likely going on: While Sony may very well close some factories in Japan, it's probably not a new round of cuts, but instead part of the layoffs announced last month. Back then, Sony provided just a few basic details: 8,000 full-time employees and 8,000 contractors would be let go by 2010; and a TV factory in Pennsylvania and a video-tape factory in France would close.
Erica Ogg is a CNET News reporter who covers Apple, HP, Dell, and other PC makers, as well as the consumer electronics industry. She's also one of the hosts of CNET News' Daily Podcast. In her non-work life, she's a history geek, a loyal Dodgers fan, and a mac-and-cheese connoisseur. E-mail Erica. 
