BBC News Plans to Cut 2,000 Positions As it Tries to Save £600m
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The BBC is facing one of the biggest austerity rates in recent years. The British public service broadcaster wants its costs in the ... The post Unlike ARD and ZDF really saves the BBC – and shortens the news the hardest appeared first on Apollo News.
BBC Layoffs: British Broadcasting Corporation To Cut 2,000 Jobs As News Division To Face Deeper 15% Staff Reduction in Global Restructuring
The BBC is set to cut 2,000 jobs as part of a Euro 600 million savings plan, with the news division facing a disproportionate 15 per cent reduction. The move comes as former Google executive Matt Brittin prepares to take over as Director General on May 18. Detailed layoff plans are expected in June. BBC Layoffs: British Broadcasting Corporation To Cut 2,000 Jobs As News Division To Face Deeper 15% Staff Reduction in Global Restructuring.
Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom aims to save around 600 million pounds and 2000 jobs by 2028. The news area is hardest hit. The channel plans to reduce costs by 15 percent.
BBC News Plans to Cut 2,000 Positions As it Tries to Save £600m
The BBC is preparing to implement substantial reductions across its news operations, with the division expected to absorb a 15 percent cut in spending as part of a broader effort to achieve £600 million in savings and eliminate up to 2,000 positions across the organization, according to a report from The Guardian. This represents one […] The post BBC News Plans to Cut 2,000 Positions As it Tries to Save £600m appeared first on Cord Cutters News.
The savings plan of 600 million pounds of British public television will have a special impact on its information operations, in which it works about a quarter of the workforce of 21,000 employees. Its workers have been informed by Richard Burgess, director of the area, that expenses will be reduced by around 15%, above the average 10% of the entire corporation. The Guardian, who also points out that the manager informed his team that the salari…
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