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BBC to cut 2,000 jobs
In its biggest redundancy drive in fifteen years, the BBC is set to slash around 10% of its total workforce.
Interim Director General Rhodri Talfan Davies informed staff that the cuts are necessary to ensure the broadcaster's long-term sustainability in a challenging media landscape.
The layoffs will affect departments across the organization, including news, production, and administrative services.
Unions have condemned the move as 'brutal,' warning that it will inevitably lead to a decline in the quality of programming and services.
Rhodri Talfan Davies
British television executive
British television executive