Overview
- During a Thursday night broadcast Fiorella Sargenti interrupted Último Aviso to announce that several colleagues had been dismissed, after which Blender cut live transmissions and its scheduled shows remained off the air the next day.
- Workers say the company fired at least 10 people and some reports put the number near 20, and several accounts describe security at the building and employees being told of their dismissals the afternoon before the on-air protest.
- Staff released a communiqué demanding immediate reinstatement and said the dismissals followed a push to enforce pay deals and to stop management moving salary reviews from quarterly to six months.
- Blender issued its own statement saying it honors obligations to over 100 employees and accusing a small group of using on-air time as pressure during a negotiation; the platform is majority owned by Augusto Marini of Cale Group.
- Prominent hosts including Tomás Rebord and Manu Jove publicly condemned the moves, questioned program continuity, and have launched fundraising or subscription drives to support affected colleagues while talks remain unresolved.