The BBC will axe some programming and may impose compulsory redundancies to deliver hundreds of millions of pounds of previously announced savings, its new Director-General Matt Brittin told staff Wednesday.

The BBC plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs and save £500 million over two years in its largest workforce reduction in 15 years, with news bearing the deepest

BBC plans to cut hundreds of jobs in its news division as part of a significant downsizing effort.