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BBC To Axe 500 More Jobs In Bid To Be 'More Agile'

The BBC is to axe 500 jobs over the next 20 months in a bid to save GBP200 million ($258 million) and become a "leaner, more agile organisation," the British public service broadcaster announced Tuesday.

International Business Times

Strictly should be less competitive but will continue, BBC director general says

Tim Davie says fun and entertainment should prevail amid accusations over behaviour of some professional dancers

The Guardian - UK

BBC director-general breaks silence on Strictly Come Dancing 'abuse' controversy

THE BBC director-general has issued an apology to Strictly Come Dancing contestants amid a storm of negative stories about the culture on the…

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BBC asks staff to take redundancy as it cuts 500 jobs and £200m from budget

THE BBC has launched a voluntary redundancy scheme as it looks to cut 500 jobs – and £200 million from its budget ...

The National (Scotland)

Strictly Come Dancing: BBC boss 'very sorry' and warns 'unacceptable behaviour' on show will not be tolerated

Tim Davie says competitiveness ‘makes the show’ but there’s a line that should never be crossed

Evening Standard

Tim Davie says sorry over Strictly scandal but insists show must go on

BBC boss said: ‘I’m very sorry that anyone has had an experience on Strictly that hasn’t been wholly positive’

The Independent UK

BBC's highest earners revealed: Gary Lineker nets £1.3million as Huw Edwards paid £475,000 before resignation

The BBC’s top earners include Gary Lineker, Zoe Ball, Vernon Kay, Greg James and Lauren Laverne

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Piers Morgan won’t care where the Baby Reindeer saga goes. But Netflix should

An interview with the woman who allegedly inspired the stalker character has been the latest jaw-dropper in the hit show’s afterlife, says the Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

BBC to invest in AI to help transform its education services

Hopes investment to make Bitesize more personalised and interactive will attract future licence-fee payers

The Guardian - UK

Presenter Martine Croxall sues BBC for age and sex discrimination

Case comes after insiders warned of a potential ageism row last year following merger of BBC News and World News channels

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the future of the BBC: uncertain but necessary and all to play for

Editorial: Hearts and minds must be won in the run-up to the renegotiation of a charter that will determine the next decade of public service broadcasting

The Guardian - UK

BBC boss hits out at ‘shortsighted’ Tory budget cuts

Tim Davie says 14 years of reductions have put its future at risk, as he announces £200m of cuts

The Guardian - UK

BBC Eyes Funding Reform As Further Cuts Loom

The BBC is looking at reforming its main source of funding in the light of a government freeze and inflationary pressures, director-general Tim Davie said on Tuesday.

International Business Times

BBC looks for commercial deals as it faces potential end of licence fee

Director general is to announce plans on Tuesday to radically transform the broadcaster

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BBC boss defends broadcaster’s impartiality amid ‘storms of social media’

Director general Tim Davie tells MPs it is covering issues including Israel and Hamas fairly during ‘profound polarisation in society’

Evening Standard

Am I woke? Yes, says BBC's Clive Myrie

The BBC reporter defended wokeness in a new interview

The Guardian - UK

BBC chief says he is pleased with licence fee deal as TV rivals face ad downturn

Tim Davie says six-year agreement insulates corporation from volatility in the market

The Guardian - UK

BBC called to defend ‘elitist’ format of University Challenge

Professor complains that show’s Oxbridge bias is even more pronounced in Christmas specials and calls for public debate

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The Guardian - UK

BBC likely to look into Lineker tweets about Tory MPs, says candidate for chair

Presenter’s comments appear to breach corporation’s social media guidelines, Samir Shah tells hearing

Evening Standard

Gary Lineker defends signing open letter criticising Rwanda policy after it sparks fresh BBC impartiality row

The Match of the Day host had been told to 'put a sock in it' after signing a letter criticising the Government’s Rwanda policy

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak says BBC cuts are ‘welcome’ amid reports of licence fee curbs

Efficiencies and savings have been made at the broadcaster after the government froze its funding

The National (Scotland)

UK Government interference with BBC independence over Huw Edwards revealed

EMAILS between UK Government officials and the BBC about presenter Huw Edwards have been revealed and have drawn criticism as “not standard”…

The National (Scotland)

BBC journalists 'crying in toilets' over Israel-Gaza output

BBC journalists have allegedly been “crying at work” over the corporation’s “dehumanising” coverage of Palestinians.

The Independent UK

BBC boss Tim Davie grilled by Tory MPs amid row over coverage of Israel-Hamas war

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick among those hauling Tim Davie over the coals at the 1922 Committee

The Independent UK

BBC boss Tim Davie grilled by Tory MPs amid row over Middle East coverage

The session with the the Conservative 1922 Committee was arranged in July as part of regular discussions with parliamentarians, the corporation said.

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