{"id":446138,"date":"2022-05-27T07:35:33","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T05:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=446138"},"modified":"2022-05-27T08:22:52","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T06:22:52","slug":"bbc-axing-up-to-1000-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/446138-bbc-axing-up-to-1000-workers.html","title":{"rendered":"BBC axing up to 1,000 workers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The UK\u2019s national broadcaster plans to cut up to 1,000 members of staff over the next few years, as part of a plan to save \u00a3500 million annually.<\/p>\n

It is part of the BBC\u2019s plan to become a \u201cdigital-led\u201d media organization set out by the Director-General Tim Davie in a speech to staff.<\/p>\n

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The BBC has set out the blueprint to build a digital public service media organisation. In a speech to staff, Director-General Tim Davie said the BBC must reform to stay relevant and continue to provide great value for all.
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\u2014 BBC Press Office (@bbcpress)\u00a0May 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

The BBC will now have a single 24-hour news channel for both UK and International audiences, and stop broadcasting on smaller channels like CBBC, BBC Four, and Radio 4 Extra.<\/p>\n

The cuts come after UK Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries froze the corporation\u2019s license fee in January for two years, holding the flat tariff paid by anyone in the UK who uses a television set or BBC services online at \u00a3159 ($200), while inflation soars.<\/p>\n

Dorries has repeatedly criticized the funding model, said this license fee will be \u201cthe last\u201d before it is changed, and taken aim at the culture of the BBC. She has also pressed ahead with the controversial privatisation of Channel 4, which is also state-owned but is privately-funded.<\/p>\n

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