News From Across The Pond: BBC Plans Cuts
The BBC is considering cutting 20 percent of its jobs, or 2,000 people, in response to a funding deal between the BBC and the government, reports Britain’s National Union of Journalists.
The deal means that the BBC’s federal income, much of which comes from a licensing fee British citizens pay per year (currently £145.50 per year per household), won’t be raised until 2017.
To pay for increasingly expensive news without increasing revenue means that the BBC will need to cut jobs.
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