550 roles will be axed across the News, Nations and Content divisions.
The BBC has today confirmed the first phase of its proposals to make £500m (A$300m) of savings over the next three years.
Staff were informed today that 550 roles would be closed across the News, Nations and Content divisions by the start of 2027 / 28. These divisions would also be making a reduction in commissioning spend of around £80m (A$150m) by the end of 2027/28.
Staff have been told voluntary redundancy will be available, but compulsory redundancies are also expected.
Proposals announced today:
BBC Content
A target to deliver a minimum of £100m of recurring annual savings by the end of 2027/28
A reduction of around 100 roles by the end of this financial year
A review of broadcast TV channels and radio network portfolio as audiences move online
A reduction of 100-150 hours of originated programmes across all commissioning genres by the end of 2027/28
In audio, by the end of 2027/28 we expect a reduction of around 350-400 hours across stations and genres, while protecting many of our prime daily programmes
Nations
A total of £33m of savings by the end of 27/28, with the expected closure of around 250 posts in this first phase expected to be broken down as follows:
Savings of £9m in Wales and a reduction in headcount of around 50 roles
In Northern Ireland, £4m of savings and up to 50 roles
In Scotland, over £10m of savings and up to 60 roles
In BBC Local, £9m savings and around 90 roles
News
Proposals outlined today will save around £25m, with a net reduction of around 200 roles for this first phase. You can read more information on those changes here.
BBC News will be reducing costs by at least £51m by next April with further announcements expected over the next few months detailing further post closures amounting to a level similar to that announced today.