BBC Funding Crisis Threatens Closures
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The BBC's financial situation and changing audience habits "may well mean" some channels and radio stations have to close so resources can be invested in on-demand services, its director general has said.
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I think there are lots of places where AI can help us make the licence fee go further, but also help us in our decision-making and creativity.
“The tight financial situation means that we are having to look at some of those decisions a bit sooner than we might like but, if most of an audience is getting things on demand, we have to look at the cost and the value of all of those different services.”
The BBC has cancelled a series of programmes in recent months, including Blankety Blank, Celebrity Mastermind, Live At The Apollo and Football Focus; while the closure of BBC3 and BBC Scotland could be announced as early as October.
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- 25 Sep
I think there are lots of places where AI can help us make the licence fee go further, but also help us in our decision-making and creativity.
- 26 Sep
The former Google executive said the BBC's finances and changing audience habits 'may well mean' some radio stations and TV channels could close to divert funding into on-demand services.
Coverage 3 articles
26 Sep BBC director-general says more channels face the axe with BBC3 and BBC Scotland potentially at risk - as he also welcomes idea of AI presenters
Daily Mail
25 Sep Matt Brittin: BBC cannot guarantee any programme or channel will exist forever
Evening Standard
25 Sep Some BBC channels and radio stations 'may well' have to close, director general says
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