The BBC will cut 2,000 jobs, or around 10% of its workforce, to cut costs over the next three years, representing the biggest wave of layoffs at the audio-visual group in 15 years, British media reported on Wednesday.
The BBC has announced plans to cut costs by 10%, but has not disclosed the exact impact on jobs at the British broadcaster in the wake of the resignation of its director general and a defamation lawsuit by Donald Trump after the broadcast of a misleading montage.
According to the PA news agency and the Sky News television network, these layoffs were announced to the staff today. When asked about it, the BBC has not yet confirmed this information.
These job cuts were announced shortly before the arrival of the BBC’s new secretary-general, Matt Brittin, the former head of Google, who will take over on May 18.
According to British media, this projected 10% cost reduction equates to around £600m (€690m), with redundancies but also the scrapping of some programmes.
The BBC’s financial woes have been exacerbated by falling income from annual fixed charges, which are increasingly contested. This fee currently stands at £174.50.
SOURCE: KYPE