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BBC plan 2000 job cuts
« on: October 06, 2011, 13:11 »
The BBC is planning to cut 2,000 jobs and radically change programming in order to cut 20% from its budget over the next five years.

No channels will close but some money will be reinvested in new programmes.

All new daytime programming will shift to BBC One, with BBC Two broadcasting repeats of peak-time programmes.

Director General Mark Thompson unveiled details of the cuts - branded Delivering Quality First (DQF) - in an address to staff on Thursday morning.

Thompson said the changes would lead to "a smaller, radically reshaped BBC".

As well as the loss of 2,000 posts across the BBC over the next five years, another 1,000 staff will relocate from London to Salford. BBC Three will move Salford in 2016.

BBC One, which is having its overall budget cut by 3%, will see a reduction in entertainment programmes "which have a lower impact", Thompson said.

There will be fewer chat shows and panel shows on BBC Two, and digital channels BBC Three and Four will become feeder channels for BBC One and Two respectively.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15165926
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Re: BBC plan 2000 job cuts
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2011, 13:24 »
I wish they'd bite the bullet and amalgamate BBC2 and BBC4.  The programmes which BBC4 shows are those which BBC2 was first established to broadcast.  I'm not sure what the current purpose of BBC2 is, although I do enjoy The Great British Bake Off  :blush: .
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Re: BBC plan 2000 job cuts
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2011, 13:35 »
I also wish they'd amalgamate, as I keep missing stuff on BBC4.
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Re: BBC plan 2000 job cuts
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2011, 13:40 »
I also wish they'd amalgamate, as I keep missing stuff on BBC4.

IMO Beeb 4 and to an extent 3 make paying the licence fee a lot more palatable. I had heard rumours that B4 was being axed entirely so i'm rather relieved  :thumb:

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Re: BBC plan 2000 job cuts
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2011, 14:26 »
I'd heard rumours that BBC3 was being axed, but that was a while ago. 
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Re: BBC plan 2000 job cuts
« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2011, 14:43 »
I also find it strange that these channels only broadcast in the evening.
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« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2011, 16:21 »
I guess that's when their target audiences would be watching. 
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Re: BBC plan 2000 job cuts
« Reply #7 on: October 06, 2011, 16:30 »
It's because the bandwidth is used by the children's channels during the day. Why they need to have two of those defeats me. If BBC3/4 are to become feeder channels, why not save more money by amalgamating them or dropping them altogether?
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Re: BBC plan 2000 job cuts
« Reply #8 on: October 06, 2011, 16:48 »
BBC4 seems to be a test bed for quite a few BBC2 programmes - but I'm not sure they need that.  Combining the two could make an excellent all round channel.
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« Reply #9 on: October 06, 2011, 16:52 »
I agree.
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Re: BBC plan 2000 job cuts
« Reply #10 on: October 06, 2011, 19:18 »
BBC 4 is one of the best channels on air as far as I am concerned.

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« Reply #11 on: October 07, 2011, 09:27 »
OTOH, moving the programming to BBC2 means they can switch to HD, Clive.
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Re: BBC plan 2000 job cuts
« Reply #12 on: October 07, 2011, 13:16 »
They said they were axing HD this morning.  :dunno:
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Re: BBC plan 2000 job cuts
« Reply #13 on: October 07, 2011, 13:35 »
I heard they were re-allocating it to BBC2 programmes  :dunno: .
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Re: BBC plan 2000 job cuts
« Reply #14 on: October 07, 2011, 14:16 »
I can't be sure, as I just heard a snippet.  One problem with showing lots of older programmes is that they will look crap on big widescreen TVs.
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