BBC cutting 1,000 jobs to save £50m

Name: BBC cutting 1,000 jobs to save £50m
Uploaded: 2015-07-02T10:04:10.000Z
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Description: The BBC is to cut 1,000 jobs in a bid to save £50m out of a £150m shortfall in its licence fee income.

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The BBC is to cut a 1,000 jobs in a bid to save £50m due to a £150m shortfall in its licence fee income.

An unexpected increase in the number of households saying they do not watch live television and so do not need to pay a licence fee is blamed for the downturn.

David Sillito explains where the axe is expected to fall.

2 July 2015