A number of high profile shows have been affected after the new director-general announced cuts

Move by the new BBC Director General will mean some much loved shows, series and radio programmes are likely to be axed later this year.

The moves are part of the effort by the team of new BBC director general Matt Brittin, a former Google top executive, to slash costs across operations and functions.

Broadcast channels under review and 10% of senior leaders to go as part of drive to cut £500m in costs

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…

Matt Brittin confirmed that more than a quarter of the corporation's planned 1,800 to 2,000 redundancies will come from editorial and broadcasting.

Broadcaster announced a host of cost-saving measures

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New BBC director general Matt Brittin has outlined his savings plan, which includes cutting 550 jobs and reducing commissioning spend by $107 million.

Britain's BBC is set to eliminate 550 jobs across its news and content departments. This move is part of a significant £500 million savings initiative over three years. New…

A further 550 jobs will be slashed from its news, television and radio operations as part of a sweeping cost-cutting drive that will also see programmes axed.

BBC Breakfast will be amongst the shows affected by major cuts that will be coming into place in the coming months, with other popular programming also facing the axe

More than 25% of the corporation's planned 1,800 to 2,000 redundancies will come be from its editorial and broadcasting teams and the BBC is also reviewing is television channels…

A number of high profile shows have been affected after the new director-general announced cuts