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| BBC set to cut 2,000 jobs by 2017 | BBC set to cut 2,000 jobs by 2017 |
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| The BBC is planning to cut 2,000 jobs and reshape its TV schedules in order to cut 20% from its budget over the next five years. | The BBC is planning to cut 2,000 jobs and reshape its TV schedules in order to cut 20% from its budget over the next five years. |
| No channels will close but some money will be reinvested in new programmes. | No channels will close but some money will be reinvested in new programmes. |
| All new daytime programming will shift to BBC One, with BBC Two broadcasting repeats of peak-time programmes. | |
| Director General Mark Thompson unveiled details of the cuts - branded Delivering Quality First (DQF) - in an address to staff on Thursday morning. | Director General Mark Thompson unveiled details of the cuts - branded Delivering Quality First (DQF) - in an address to staff on Thursday morning. |
| Thompson said the changes would lead to "a smaller, radically reshaped BBC". | Thompson said the changes would lead to "a smaller, radically reshaped BBC". |
| As well as the loss of 2,000 posts across the BBC over the next five years, another 1,000 staff will relocate from London to Salford. BBC Three will move Salford in 2016. | |
| The BBC says this will be the most far-reaching transformation in its history, changing how - and where - it operates. | The BBC says this will be the most far-reaching transformation in its history, changing how - and where - it operates. |
| It's cutting its budget by £670 million a year. Most savings will come from improved productivity - 2,000 jobs will go, including more than 300 senior management posts. | It's cutting its budget by £670 million a year. Most savings will come from improved productivity - 2,000 jobs will go, including more than 300 senior management posts. |
| No services will be cut, but there'll be more repeats, on BBC Two in daytime and late at night; fewer lunchtime concerts on Radio 3; and a 15 per cent cut in the budgets for sports rights. | No services will be cut, but there'll be more repeats, on BBC Two in daytime and late at night; fewer lunchtime concerts on Radio 3; and a 15 per cent cut in the budgets for sports rights. |
| BBC One, which is having its overall budget cut by 3%, will see a reduction in entertainment programmes "which have a lower impact", Thompson said. | BBC One, which is having its overall budget cut by 3%, will see a reduction in entertainment programmes "which have a lower impact", Thompson said. |
| There will be fewer chat shows and panel shows on BBC Two, and digital channels BBC Three and Four will become feeder channels for BBC One and Two respectively. | There will be fewer chat shows and panel shows on BBC Two, and digital channels BBC Three and Four will become feeder channels for BBC One and Two respectively. |
| Some of Mr Thompson's key points included: | |
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| Content sharing | Content sharing |
| The BBC HD channel will close and be replaced with a single version of BBC Two in high definition. Red button services will also be reduced after the Olympics. | |
| There will be a 15% reduction in the BBC's sports rights budget, as indicated by the announcement earlier this year to share the rights for Formula One with BSkyB. | There will be a 15% reduction in the BBC's sports rights budget, as indicated by the announcement earlier this year to share the rights for Formula One with BSkyB. |
| In local radio, there will be more sharing of content across regions . | In local radio, there will be more sharing of content across regions . |
| Original programming across the BBC's main networks will be reduced, such as comedy on Radio 2 and Radio 5 live, as well as fewer lunchtime concerts on Radio 3. | Original programming across the BBC's main networks will be reduced, such as comedy on Radio 2 and Radio 5 live, as well as fewer lunchtime concerts on Radio 3. |
| Separate news bulletins will end on Radio 1Xtra (outside breakfast) which will take Radio 1's news output. Radio 3 will use shorter versions of Radio 4 bulletins. | Separate news bulletins will end on Radio 1Xtra (outside breakfast) which will take Radio 1's news output. Radio 3 will use shorter versions of Radio 4 bulletins. |
| Radio 4's overall budget will remain unaffected. | Radio 4's overall budget will remain unaffected. |
| There are no major changes proposed for CBBC and Cbeebies, although children's programmes will be removed from BBC One's afternoon schedule. | There are no major changes proposed for CBBC and Cbeebies, although children's programmes will be removed from BBC One's afternoon schedule. |
| There will be reductions in medium wave transmissions for local radio in England where coverage replicates FM. There will also be no re-investment in long wave, which will lead to the end of Radio 4 on LW in the long term. | |
| Unions reacted angrily to news of the job cuts. Gerry Morrissey, general secretary of the technicians' union Bectu, said the BBC's proposals should have been called "destroying quality first". | Unions reacted angrily to news of the job cuts. Gerry Morrissey, general secretary of the technicians' union Bectu, said the BBC's proposals should have been called "destroying quality first". |
| "They are destroying jobs, and destroying the BBC," he said. | "They are destroying jobs, and destroying the BBC," he said. |
| Thompson said he hoped a proportion of staff facing job losses could be "re-trained and re-deployed". | Thompson said he hoped a proportion of staff facing job losses could be "re-trained and re-deployed". |
| Reinvestment | Reinvestment |
| Thompson has dismissed the idea of shutting down any of the BBC's core services. | Thompson has dismissed the idea of shutting down any of the BBC's core services. |
| "The danger of closing a service is you face losing audiences critical to the BBC," he said. | "The danger of closing a service is you face losing audiences critical to the BBC," he said. |
| The proposals are the result of a nine-month staff consultation. | The proposals are the result of a nine-month staff consultation. |
| In January, Thompson said the BBC faced the challenge of finding 20% savings over the four years to April 2017. | In January, Thompson said the BBC faced the challenge of finding 20% savings over the four years to April 2017. |
| This figure incorporates the 16% drop in revenue from the licence fee, and an attempt to claw back 4% of current expenditure to re-invest in new content and digital developments. | This figure incorporates the 16% drop in revenue from the licence fee, and an attempt to claw back 4% of current expenditure to re-invest in new content and digital developments. |
| Outlining where the 4% was to be reinvested. Thompson said the proposals included "more money for drama and comedy for BBC One". | Outlining where the 4% was to be reinvested. Thompson said the proposals included "more money for drama and comedy for BBC One". |
| In addition, more funding will be made available for factual programming on BBC One and BBC Four, he added on Thursday. | In addition, more funding will be made available for factual programming on BBC One and BBC Four, he added on Thursday. |
| Thompson said he wanted to "protect and improve" the quality of its Proms coverage. | Thompson said he wanted to "protect and improve" the quality of its Proms coverage. |
| Speaking ahead of Thompson, BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten explained how the trust will consult licence fee payers on the plans. The public will have until the end of the year to respond. | Speaking ahead of Thompson, BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten explained how the trust will consult licence fee payers on the plans. The public will have until the end of the year to respond. |
| A spokesman for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport said: "We welcome that the BBC is thinking hard about what it does and where it should focus in future. | |
| "We are committed to an independent, strong and successful BBC that is the cornerstone of British broadcasting | |
| In 2010's government spending review, the BBC licence fee was frozen at £145.50 until 2016-17. | In 2010's government spending review, the BBC licence fee was frozen at £145.50 until 2016-17. |
| That licence agreement brought with it new financial obligations, including the World Service, which is currently funded by the UK's Foreign & Commonwealth Office. | That licence agreement brought with it new financial obligations, including the World Service, which is currently funded by the UK's Foreign & Commonwealth Office. |
| This funding comes to an end in April 2014 as the BBC World Service transfers to television licence fee funding. | This funding comes to an end in April 2014 as the BBC World Service transfers to television licence fee funding. |
| Thompson concluded his address on Thursday warning that the BBC could not sustain a further reduction in licence fee funding, after a decade of cuts . | Thompson concluded his address on Thursday warning that the BBC could not sustain a further reduction in licence fee funding, after a decade of cuts . |
| "I don't think we could do this again," he told staff. | "I don't think we could do this again," he told staff. |
| "Another real terms cut in the licence fee would lead to a loss of services, or potentially a diminuition of quality, or both." | "Another real terms cut in the licence fee would lead to a loss of services, or potentially a diminuition of quality, or both." |