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**Chris** · 06-10-2011, 11:20

The OP link has been updated with details of the cuts now.

BBC HD is to go. It will be replaced with BBC2 HD.
BBC2 is to lose its entire budget for daytime TV and will show repeats of quality evening shows instead plus more reliance on BBC News output like Hardtalk.
BBC3 will focus more closely on pioneering new material to then feed in to BBC2.
BBC4 will do likewise for BBC1.
BBC3 is to be added to the list of departments moving to Salford - it will transfer in 2016.
Radio1xtra will lose its own news bulletins. Except for during breakfast it will now share with R1.
R3 likewise will now share bulletins from R4.
Sports budget drops by 15%
BBC1 budget drops by 3% but a greater proportion of what's left will go to comedy and drama.
By 2017, staff levels to drop by 2,000.

06-10-2011, 11:20	#12
Chris Trollsplatter Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,579	Re: BBC set to announce budget cuts The OP link has been updated with details of the cuts now. BBC HD is to go. It will be replaced with BBC2 HD. BBC2 is to lose its entire budget for daytime TV and will show repeats of quality evening shows instead plus more reliance on BBC News output like Hardtalk. BBC3 will focus more closely on pioneering new material to then feed in to BBC2. BBC4 will do likewise for BBC1. BBC3 is to be added to the list of departments moving to Salford - it will transfer in 2016. Radio1xtra will lose its own news bulletins. Except for during breakfast it will now share with R1. R3 likewise will now share bulletins from R4. Sports budget drops by 15% BBC1 budget drops by 3% but a greater proportion of what's left will go to comedy and drama. By 2017, staff levels to drop by 2,000. Plenty more to see at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15165926