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The\u00a0BBC\u00a0has told staff that 2,000 jobs \u2013 just under one in ten of the workforce \u2013 will be cut as it seeks to compete with changes in the broadcast landscape.<\/p>\n
Staff were informed of the redundancies on Wednesday ahead of the new director general Matt Brittin taking up his job next month.<\/p>\n
It will be the biggest round of redundancies at the corporation in almost 15 years and comes amid nervousness about funding, in particular the future of the licence fee.<\/p>\n
However, UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said: \u201cThis Government believes in the BBC, and we think it is one of the two most important institutions in the country [along with the NHS].\u201d<\/p>\n
Interim director-general Rhodri Talfan Davies, who led the all-staff call, will remain in charge until former Google executive Mr Brittin takes over on 18 May.<\/p>\n
Mr Talfan Davides told its 21,500 staff: \u201cI know this is challenging news, and we\u2019ll need to work closely together to build our plans.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy commitment to you is that we\u2019ll do everything possible to try to reduce the strain and uncertainty that change of this kind brings.\u201d<\/p>\n In February, the BBC said it was likely to seek 10% savings across the corporation after revealing it would need to reduce spending by hundreds of millions of pounds in the next three years.<\/p>\n Already the BBC World Service has axed 130 jobs as it looks to save about \u00a36 million for the next financial year.<\/p>\n But the big competition comes from streaming giants, mainly in the US, such as Netflix, Paramount and Disney+.<\/p>\n The BBC is looking to develop its own iPlayer streaming service, as well as expand its content on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram with short-form video to reach younger audiences. The BBC\u2019s commercial subsidiary, BBC Studios, is building its development and production capabilities.<\/p>\n The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has urged the BBC to engage workers and trade unions and reconsider its proposals.<\/p>\n Laura Davison, NUJ general secretary, said: \u201cPlans for more brutal job cuts are wrong, damaging and will cause uncertainty and distress for workers at the BBC.\u201d<\/p>\n \t <\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Matt-Brittin-BBC.png\")