FILE - The BBC logo is displayed outside the company's headquarters in London, Nov. 12, 2025. KIN CHEUNG / AP
The BBC revealed on Wednesday, April 15, that the British broadcasting corporation is set to cut up to 2,000 jobs in the next two years amid a challenging media landscape. The BBC's interim director-general, Rhodri Talfan Davies, said in a statement to staff that "while we still have to work through the detail, we anticipate the overall number of jobs will fall by 1,800-2,000."
The cuts were announced on screen on BBC rolling news on Wednesday afternoon. The acting director-general said in the statement that this was because the BBC faces "significant financial pressures, which we need to respond to at pace." The organization has to cut £500 million from its operating costs of £5 billion, with most of these savings required in 2027 and 2028, he said.
It will be the biggest round of redundancies at the broadcasting corporation in almost 15 years, ITV News and The Press Association news agency reported. The job cuts come as the BBC faces a turbulent media landscape, affected by AI and changing consumer habits.
US President Donald Trump has filed a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the broadcaster over a documentary that edited his 2021 speech ahead of the US Capitol riot, making it appear he explicitly urged supporters to attack the seat of Congress.
