Director-general Tim Davie announced to staff on Thursday that 1,000 jobs will be cut across the public-funded part of the BBC.
BBC World News and BBC News Channel will merge to create a single 24-hour TV news channel serving both UK and international audiences.
“Independent, impartial, constantly innovating and serving all. A fresh, new, global digital media organisation which has never been seen before. It has already undergone a series of rounds of redundancies and cuts over the past decade prompted by below-inflation increases in the licence fee. Philippa Childs, head of broadcasting union Bectu, said: “We recognise the need for organisations to change and adapt and welcome the BBC’s commitment to step up to the challenges of a changing media landscape and build a digital-first corporation.
“Bectu will fully engage in every aspect of these proposals and we will be doing everything we can to support our members. We will be working to ensure that change is not cost cutting for the sake of it, but truly does position the BBC strongly for the future and delivers the best possible outcomes for members.”
“If they go ahead, these proposals would have a profoundly negative impact upon independent local news providers, resulting in a weakening of local news provision in this country.”Earlier on Thursday, the culture secretary issued the BBC with a legal direction ordering it to “promote equality of opportunity” for people from working-class backgrounds.
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