Jake Kanter International TV EditorThe BBC is planning to move ahead with a significant redundancy scheme in its news division after putting the savings plan on hold at the height of the coronavirus crisis.The British broadcaster announced in January that it would cut 450 jobs in its newsroom, but the measures were paused in March.
The so-called “modernisation plan” is now being revisited, but the number of roles at risk has swelled to 520 as the corporation needs to find new Covid-related savings.The BBC needs to save £125M ($158M), on top of previously identified cuts of £800M, by March 2022 as a result of its income being impacted by the pandemic in recent months.
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