BBC to cut 1,800 jobs as it confronts digital age
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Britain's public broadcaster the BBC announced plans on Thursday to cut 1,800 jobs and integrate its TV, radio and Internet news operations to confront the digital-age shift away from traditional media.
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London, Dec. 7 - Britain&#39;s public broadcaster, the BBC has confirmed one of the biggest shake-ups in its 82-year history. It plans to axe over 2,900 of its 28,000 jobs over the next three years, in a move
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Staff at the BBC are bracing themselves for a &quot;very tough year&quot; amid fears that as many as 6,000 jobs will be lost in the attempt to show the government that the corporation is taking necessary &quot;self-help&quot; measures to earn a new charter.
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Britain's public broadcaster, the BBC,  announced one of the biggest shake-ups in its 82-year history  Tuesday, with plans to axe at least 2,900 jobs, or 10 percent  of its workforce, and trim $624 million in costs.
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The British Broadcasting Corporation on Tuesday said it would cut about 2,900 jobs, more than 10 per cent of its workforce, as a part of &quot;transformation&quot; of the world&#39;s biggest public broadcaster, aimed at saving 320 million pounds a year.
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The BBC's plans for the next six years include more TV repeats, and 1,800 redundancies.
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The head of the British Broadcasting Corp. announced budget cuts Thursday that will lead to a net loss of 1,800 jobs.
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LONDON -- The British Broadcasting Corp. announced Thursday it will cut 1,800 jobs, broadcast fewer programs and require staff to create content for television, radio and the Internet, creating a showdown with journalists and other employees.
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Trade unions representing workers at the BBC said Friday they had pulled back from balloting members on strike action to protest 1,800 planned redundancies and sweeping cuts.
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BBC boss Mark Thompson is to announce  a shake-up on Tuesday which could lead to the loss of thousands of jobs.
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London - The British Broadcasting Corporation, the world&#39;s biggest public broadcaster, is to cut almost a quarter of its 28 000-strong workforce, in the biggest shake-up in its 82-year history, The Times newspaper in London said on Monday.
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News International, the UK newspaper arm of News Corp, says it will cut its 1,000 person production staff by two-thirds and move its London printing facilities from Wapping to Enfield.
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Britain's public broadcaster, the BBC, announced one of the biggest shake-ups in its 82-year history Tuesday, with plans to axe at least 2,900 jobs, or 10 percent of its workforce, and trim &#36;624 million in costs.
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Thousands of jobs will go as BBC boss Mark Thompson announces a radical shake-up of the corporation.
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BBC director-general Mark Thompson has warned the government it will have to provide more money for public service broadcasting if it wants the system to survive in the digital age.
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The BBC, the world's largest public broadcasting company, announced plans on Tuesday for some of the biggest budget cuts in its 82-year history, slashing at least 10 percent of its staff and more than $550 million.
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Radio presenter John Humphrys urges the BBC to consider axing its digital TV channels.