BBC to axe 450 news jobs to save money and its audience

The BBC's Broadcasting House in London, Britain, January 29 2020. Picture: REUTERS/HENRY NICHOLLS

“The BBC has to face up to the changing way audiences are using us,” Fran Unsworth, director of news and current affairs, said in a statement. “We have to adapt and ensure we continue to be the world’s most trusted news organisation but, crucially, one which is also relevant for the people we are not currently reaching.”

It noted that audiences for traditional television broadcasts continue to decline, especially among 16 to 34-year-olds. Hall, who leaves in six months after seven years at the helm, said it needs new leadership before talks with the government in the middle of the decade over its future funding. The ruling opens the door to many other claims and could end up costing the broadcaster many millions of pounds.

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