News International may cut managing director roles across its newspapers, which could lead to mergers in the future, Brand Republic reported Tuesday.

It is thought that James Murdoch, chairman and chief executive of News Corporation Europe & Asia, is looking at possibly creating three separate units across Times Media and News Group Newspaper, creating commercial digital and operations divisions.

Each of the three units would report to managing director of News International, Clive Milner, who reports to Murdoch, Brand Republic reported.

If the restructure does go through, it could also mean two jobs would be combined into one role in some areas.