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2004-12-08 Britain

BBC staff are left in the cold -- job cuts announced

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Posted by Poison Reverse 2004-12-08 10:08:23 AM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Awwwwwww - ain't that just too bad. :-D

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-12-08 11:56:55 AM|| 2004-12-08 11:56:55 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Out in the cold?

Here, they would whine about the "CHILLING EFFECT" of the silenceing of divergent voices would have on public perceptions of current events...

Posted by BigEd 2004-12-08 1:30:07 PM|| 2004-12-08 1:30:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 start in the HR dept.

Posted by Frank G 2004-12-08 1:46:46 PM|| 2004-12-08 1:46:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 It's all about the money. These "ponces" have antagonized the government they depend upon to extort "license fees" from all Brits that own a TV or radio. The charter is up for renewal in 2006 and quite possibly may not be. It will be a lot harder for BBC elitists to look down their noses at their audience when it's no longer compelled to pay their salaries.

A statement from the National Union of Journalists, Amicus and the broadcasting union Bectu read: âFar from preparing the BBC for charter renewal, we believe a policy that requires such colossal job cuts, reductions in programme commitments and the sale and privatisation of core sections of the BBC risks destroying its ability to continue as Britainâs leading public service broadcaster, and poses a substantial risk to the BBCâs continuing right to the licence fee.â

Posted by RWV 2004-12-08 2:46:26 PM|| 2004-12-08 2:46:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 It is not a good sign, for the BBC, when the British Navy kicks them out and replaces it with Sky News broadcast.

Posted by Poison Reverse 2004-12-08 2:48:12 PM|| 2004-12-08 2:48:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Maybe they can get Le Carre to hire them...

Posted by mojo 2004-12-08 3:38:46 PM|| 2004-12-08 3:38:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 total employment at the BBC is (per the article) 27,000

so this 10,000 loss, even if shaved by various measures, will be biting

Posted by mhw 2004-12-08 4:14:27 PM|| 2004-12-08 4:14:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 This is the deserved backlash for trying to bring Blair down and subvert the government. How could the BBC expect that this would not happen. They are being gutted and moved out of thir cozy digs at the same time. The selling off of "core assets" is mostly dumping non broadcast activities. The re organization will perhaps save the BBC.

My spanish text book was published by the BBC. Is this a core activity of a Broadcaster?

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-12-08 4:41:50 PM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2004-12-08 4:41:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Unlike US networks,the BBC itself made most of it's programming. By buying more programs from outside sources,the BBC no longer needs so many production people. W/less production people employed there is less administrative overhead needed,hence the layoffs among administrative personnel first. The production people will prob finish off programs currently in production,then they're gone. In a fine bit of irony,the strongly anti-capitalist BBC is going to a free-market system of obtaining programs in the hopes of saving money.

Posted by Stephen 2004-12-08 5:39:00 PM|| 2004-12-08 5:39:00 PM|| Front Page Top

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