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BBC News staff to be hit hardest by major job cuts with 2,000 roles set ... Staff at BBC News have been told to expect significant redundancies with the division reportedly set to cut costs by around 15 per cent. As many as 2,000 jobs are at risk in a major downsizing for the broadcaster. The changes are part of the largest round of job reductions at the BBC in almost 15 years. The cost-slashing plan is being set in motion just weeks before former Google boss Matt Brittin assumes the role of director-general later in May. His appointment came after former director-general Tim Davie resigned in November. His resignation followed accusations of bias over the editing of a clip of a Donald Trump speech in a Panorama documentary. Richard Burgess, the director of news and content, said on a video call with around 300 employees of BBC News, that the entire news division can expect to have to make cost cuts of “around 15 per cent”. “Most of our savings are people, frankly,” he told staff, as reported by The Guardian. “[The cuts will be] 15 per cent of our income. Our income is not entirely salary bill as we have other things as well, although it is the majority.” open image in gallery BBC…

Nothing on BBC. It's already eroded. A 'tsunami' of journalists quit over the last 6 years or so. Local news was hit by austerity. National news is lumped in with int'l news. And it's about to get worse. BBC announces 550 job cuts as first part of £500m savings plan www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

BBC Plans 2,000 Layoffs In Major Cost-Cutting Drive - Deadline Rhodri Talfan Davies, the BBC's interim director general BBC/Getty The BBC is planning to make up to 2,000 job cuts in one of its most brutal cost-cutting efforts to date. Rhodri Talfan Davies, the BBC’s interim director general, announced the redundancy proposals in an all-staff call on Wednesday afternoon local time. He said between 1,800 and 2,000 roles will go over the next two years, with more details to come from September, meaning staff face an anxious wait to find out where the axe will fall. The BBC will open a voluntary redundancy scheme to avoid compulsory layoffs, Talfan Davies told staff, according to Deadline sources. Related Stories News BBC To Cancel Shows & "Review" TV Networks As It Cuts Content Spend By $107M News 'Peaky Blinders' Creator Steven Knight Wants Netflix & Other Streamers To Pay Into UK Talent Fund The job cuts represent roughly one in 10 members of staff across the BBC’s license fee-funded and commercial operations. The BBC had 21,508 employees last year. Watch on Deadline Nuala McGovern, the BBC News presenter chairing the internal call with bosses, said the headcount reductions was “a …

BBC's Biggest Layoff In Years: What's Behind The 2,000 Job Loss Plan The BBC is set to cut up to 2,000 jobs, marking its biggest downsizing exercise in 15 years, as the public broadcaster moves ahead with a major cost-reduction plan. According to reports, the cuts are expected to impact around 10 per cent of its 21,500-strong workforce, with employees being informed during an all-staff meeting on Wednesday. This round of job losses, the largest since 2011, comes ahead of former Google executive Matt Brittin taking over as director general next month. Rhodri Talfan Davies, the BBC’s interim director general, addressed staff at the meeting and will continue to lead the organisation until Brittin assumes charge on May 18, Guardian reported. The layoffs are part of a broader £600 million cost-cutting strategy announced in February, which includes workforce reductions and the closure of some programming. Former director general Tim Davie had said the BBC would need to reduce 10 per cent of its approximately £6 billion annual cost base over the next three years. Davie stepped down on April 2 after announcing his resignation in November amid controversy over coverage of issues incl…

BBC News braces for major round of job cuts in broadcaster’s £500m cost-saving drive <p>All departments will be affected but biggest cuts are in news, with job losses expected to run into the hundreds</p><p>BBC News is braced for a major round of job cuts to be revealed within days, in an announcement that will kick off a brutal cost-saving drive designed to save £500m across the corporation.</p><p>The cuts could come as soon as Wednesday, with staff already told to expect a high number of redundancies. Job losses could run into the hundreds.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jun/15/bbc-news-job-cuts-cost-saving-drive">Continue reading...</a>

BBC announces up to 2,000 job cuts to reduce costs | AP News The BBC logo is displayed outside the company’s headquarters in London, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File) The BBC logo is displayed outside the company’s headquarters in London, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File) LONDON (AP) —The BBCsaid Wednesday that it plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs to save 10% of its annual budget — 500 million pounds ($677 million) — over the next two years. The layoffs announced during a call with staff are the biggest in more than a decade at the U.K. national broadcaster. “I know this creates real uncertainty, but we wanted to be open about the challenge,” interim Director-General Rhodri Talfan Davies said in a staff email. Davies said that the reductions were driven by inflation, pressures to license fee and commercial income and a turbulent global economy. The BBC said earlier this year that it faced “substantial financial pressures” and wanted to cut about a tenth of its budget by 2029. The bulk of the cuts are to be made in the next fiscal year beginning April 1, 2027. The cuts come as former Google executiveMatt Brittin is scheduled to take overas director-general next…

BBC layoffs: UK broadcaster to cut hundreds of jobs, news team to be downsized, says report Teams across the organisation have been instructed to reduce spending by roughly 10 per cent under broader plans that could lead to around 2,000 jobs being cut.

BBC to cut 2,000 jobs as corporation aims to reduce costs by ... - STV News BBC to cut 2,000 jobs in biggest downsize in 15 years Staff were notified of plans to slash jobs in a meeting on Wednesday BBC: The corporation's headquarters in Scotland are based at Glasgow's Pacific Quay. Adobe Stock STV News Apr 15th, 2026 at 15:29 Share this story Facebook X / Twitter Copy Link Posted in Business Economy TV & Streaming Last updated Apr 15th, 2026 at 17:51 The BBC is to cut 2,000 jobs as it tries to reduce costs by 10% over three years, sources have said. Staff were told of plans to cut roles in a meeting on Wednesday afternoon. The cuts mark the biggest round of BBC redundancies in almost 15 years as the corporation seeks to save millions amid “substantial financial pressures”. It comes as former Google boss Matt Brittin prepares to take over as director-general from Tim Davie next month. The BBC, predominantly funded through the annual licence fee, has faced pressure over value for money as it faces competition from streaming giants like Netflix and Disney+. Earlier this month, the licence fee rose to £180 per year. The National Union of Journalists has urged the broadcaster to meani…

BBC plans up to 2000 layoffs in major cost-cutting drive. Approx 10% of ... DinkyDev The Movie Critic Member Feb 5, 2021 14,728 The BBC is planning to make up to 2,000 job cuts in one of its most brutal cost-cutting efforts to date. Rhodri Talfan Davies, the BBC's interim director general, is expected to announce the redundancy proposals in an all-staff call on Wednesday afternoon local time, sources told Deadline. Click to expand... Click to shrink... The job cuts will represent roughly one in 10 members of staff across the BBC's licence fee-funded and commercial operations. The BBC had 21,508 employees last year. Click to expand... Click to shrink... It comes after the BBC announced in February that it planned to slash its cost base by £500M ($675M) over the next three years, expanding on an existing target worth £1.5B. The BBC's annual plan, published last month, made clear that the corporation faces "difficult" financial choices and that content would not be protected from cuts. Click to expand... Click to shrink... The BBC has been drawing up radical plans to save £100M through outsourcing thousands of non-content jobs — including HR, finance, legal, and operations — to priva…