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The full story here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4366545.stm
The BBC are axing nearly 4000 jobs, saving £355m a year - and as usual everytime the BBC makes a saving, they say they'll reinvest the money into programming.
They plan to invest this as follows:
£52m for Nations & Regions
£47m for TV drama on BBC One and BBC Two
£45m for News
£32m for New Media platforms
£23m for TV factual
£6m for Alternative Proms and Music for All
Is the licence fee payer being served best by this - or would you prefer to see a direct benefit of the money being returned to the licence payer in the form of a licence fee cut - or at least a freeze. Not sure of the exact figure, but if 20 million people pay the licence fee, £355m equates to a saving £17.75 a year - which even taking account of inflation would still save us around a tenner a year.
Or maybe a bit of both would be most appropriate.
Also, not forgetting that behind the figure of nearly 4000 job cuts are 4000 people and their families that will be directly affected by this measure. I'll reluctantly include the "status quo" option in the polls in this case for those of you who really believe the licence payer will benefit most by keeping these people in their jobs.
The BBC are axing nearly 4000 jobs, saving £355m a year - and as usual everytime the BBC makes a saving, they say they'll reinvest the money into programming.
They plan to invest this as follows:
£52m for Nations & Regions
£47m for TV drama on BBC One and BBC Two
£45m for News
£32m for New Media platforms
£23m for TV factual
£6m for Alternative Proms and Music for All
Is the licence fee payer being served best by this - or would you prefer to see a direct benefit of the money being returned to the licence payer in the form of a licence fee cut - or at least a freeze. Not sure of the exact figure, but if 20 million people pay the licence fee, £355m equates to a saving £17.75 a year - which even taking account of inflation would still save us around a tenner a year.
Or maybe a bit of both would be most appropriate.
Also, not forgetting that behind the figure of nearly 4000 job cuts are 4000 people and their families that will be directly affected by this measure. I'll reluctantly include the "status quo" option in the polls in this case for those of you who really believe the licence payer will benefit most by keeping these people in their jobs.