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    BBC TO CUT AROUND 2,000 JOBS

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    October 6, 2011 - 16:28 AMT

    The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) said Thursday, October 6,
    it is to cut around 2,000 jobs as the publicly-funded broadcaster
    makes savings as part of government efforts to reduce a record deficit.

    Director GeneralMark Thompsontold staff that the posts would be axed
    by 2017 as the BBC must make budget cuts of 20 percent following a
    freeze in thelicense fee, which all Britons with a television must pay.

    The cuts were formally announced in BBC's "Delivering Quality First"
    report, which follows a nine-month consultation with staff on how to
    save money.

    The report said it would involve "the most far-reaching transformation
    in our history. This involves painful choices for the BBC, including
    significant job losses at every level of the organization."

    It said there would be an "estimated net loss of around 2,000 posts
    across the BBC" over the next five years, adding that they would try
    to avoid forced redundancies.

    The BBC currently employs 22,899 people, according to its annual
    report. The BBC receives £3.5 billion ($5.4 billion, 4.05 billion
    euros) a year from thelicense fee. In a government spending review
    last year the license fee was frozen at £145.50 per household with
    a television until 2016-17.

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