Tony Hall Coronavirus BBC Tony Hall

BBC Halts Job Cut Plans Amid Coronavirus Crisis

Reading now: 441
variety.com

U.K. broadcaster the BBC has temporarily put on hold a restructuring plan that would have axed 450 jobs in its news division and saved the corporation £80 million ($94 million) by 2022.

The restructuring plan was announced in January. On Wednesday, BBC director general Tony Hall informed staff that this has been paused for now.

The corporation is now focusing on timely delivery of coronavirus news and related programming to its audience. BBC programs affected by the plans include BBC Two’s “Newsnight,” “BBC Radio 5 Live” and the BBC World Service’s “World Update” program. “Politics Live” and “Victoria Derbyshire” are already off air.

Read more on variety.com
The website starsalert.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA