BBC merges news channels and cuts 70 jobs
BBC News and BBC World News will be merged, saving around 70 jobs. After Culture Minister Nadine Dorries announced plans to freeze fees of £159 a year for the next two years, the public broadcaster has had to save around £285m.
Dhe BBC is merging its news channels and cutting dozens of jobs in Britain as a result. About 70 workers will lose their jobs due to the merger of BBC News and BBC World News, the PA news agency reported on Thursday, citing its own information.
The new channel BBC News, due to launch in April 2023, will broadcast from London during the day and from Singapore and Washington during the UK night. 20 new jobs would be created in the US capital, the PA said. The BBC said it would create a streamlined organization that “makes the most of the royalty and delivers more to audiences”.
The public broadcaster is set to save around £285m (€337m) after Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries announced that it would freeze fees of £159 a year for the next two years. The business model of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, is heavily dependent on fees.
In the past year and a half, 1,200 employees have left the BBC
It had previously been announced that the BBC Four, Radio 4 and CBBC channels would no longer operate as linear channels. In the past year and a half, 1,200 employees have already left the station.
Digital director Naja Nielsen said: “Our goal is to create the best live and breaking video news service in the world – on our websites, our apps, on iPlayer and on our new TV news channel.” Media behavior is changing, tens of millions People watched the live coverage online.
“That’s why we’re investing in new ways of reporting breaking news, and our news channel and digital teams will work hand-in-hand to bring the best journalism to audiences, both domestic and international,” said Nielsen.