LONDON: The BBC announced more than 100 job cuts and the closure of two channels Tuesday as the cash-strapped UK broadcaster aims to save 500 million pounds (USD668 million) over the next two years.
BBC News announced the “net closure of just over 100 roles” according to an internal note by director Rachel Jupp, part of some 2,000 job cuts the broader organisation is eyeing to achieve its planned savings.
The job cuts represent 5.5 million pounds in savings, said Jupp, in the note sent to AFP.
She was appointed BBC News’s director this month, after her predecessor stepped down amid a row over a misleading edit of US President Donald Trump in a BBC documentary last year.
The BBC also said it would end the broadcast of BBC Scotland and BBC Three — a youth-oriented channel — which will be available on its online iPlayer streaming platform instead.
It also announced the closure of Radio 4 Extra, with its mainly archive-based programmes made available on BBC Sounds, an audio-streaming platform.
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