BBC Cuts
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Lisa Nandy and incoming Director General meet over BBC’s finances
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Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy revealed the meeting while appearing before MPs for the regular sessions of questions to her department.
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BBC to cut 2,000 jobs in fresh savings drive
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Overheads have already been cut by around half a billion pounds over the past three years as managers seek to align spending with declining levels of Licence Fee income.
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BBC to make further £600m in cuts
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The savings, which are in addition to an existing reduction of £500m over the past three years, will likely result in job losses and cuts to content.
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Number of households paying BBC TV licence fee falls again
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Even though the proceeds go almost entirely towards funding the BBC, payment of the annual fee is mandatory for any household which watches live content from any broadcaster.
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BBC World Service faces £6m of cuts in coming year
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The BBC has announced that it’ll cut spending on the World Service by around £6m in the coming financial year.
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MPs to quiz past and current BBC bosses on World Service
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MPs on Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee are to hear from a number of current and former BBC bosses as part of their inquiry into the World Service.