BBC to cut up to 2,000 jobs in £600m cost‑saving plan
The BBC is preparing to cut up to 2,000 jobs, its largest reduction in staff since 2011. The cuts, affecting around 10% of the broadcaster’s 21,500 employees, were outlined to staff at an all‑employee meeting on Wednesday.
The restructuring comes ahead of former Google executive Matt Brittin taking over as director general next month. The BBC had already announced a £600m cost‑cutting plan in February, which included reducing headcount and ending some programming. Outgoing director general Tim Davie said at the time that the organisation needed to cut 10% of its annual cost base over three years.
Davie left the corporation on 2nd April after announcing his resignation in November. The all‑staff meeting was led by interim director general Rhodri Talfan Davies, who will remain in the role until Brittin arrives on 18th May.
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