BBC News braces for major round of job cuts in broadcaster’s £500m cost-saving drive
Key takeaways
- The director general, Matt Brittin, indicated he would cut entire services or programmes rather than ‘salami slicing’.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleBBC 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.
- The cuts could come as soon as Wednesday, with staff already told to expect a high number of redundancies.
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The director general, Matt Brittin, indicated he would cut entire services or programmes rather than ‘salami slicing’. Photograph: Jack Taylor/Reuters View image in fullscreen. The director general, Matt Brittin, indicated he would cut entire services or programmes rather than ‘salami slicing’. Photograph: Jack Taylor/Reuters BBCBBC News braces for major round of job cuts in broadcaster’s £500m cost-saving drive All departments will be affected but biggest cuts are in news, with job losses expected to run into the hundreds
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleBBC 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.
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.