In a company-wide memo, Scripps CEO Adam Symson confirmed pink slips were sent to 268 workers, whom he called “teammates who have helped build and serve this company in important ways.” Many Scripps news-producing stations already have free, ad-supported streaming TV channels, and it wasn’t clear from his note how the relaunched streams will be different to viewers. Local broadcasters, including Scripps, have addressed both trends by charging more for their channels on cable and satellite platforms. The conversations occurred while many of Scripps’ local TV stations were holding readiness meetings about the company’s efforts in automation across production, newsgathering and sales, the sources said. Scripps operates around five dozen local TV stations across the country, and is in the process of acquiring two dozen Ion-affiliated outlets that were divested several years ago.