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BBC Unveils Major Push Outside London, Moving Almost $1 Billion of Spend

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The BBC is planning a radical reorganization that will shift "its creative and journalistic center" away from London, part of a major initiative designed to better reflect the U.K.following criticism of a perceived metropolitan bias.

Unveiled Thursday, the broadcaster's "Across the U.K." strategy will shift 700 million pounds ($977 million) of spend and hundreds of jobs outside the capital over the next six years, touted in a statement as its "biggest transformation in decades." "Our mission must be to deliver for the whole of the U.K.

and ensure every household gets value from the BBC," said director general Tim Davie. "These plans will get us closer to audiences, create jobs and investment, and develop and nurture new talent." He added:.

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