£150m licence fee shortfall sees BBC cut 1,000 jobs and merge IT roles

Charlee Gothard
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IT department looks set to shrink as broadcaster has to make 'some hard choices'

The director-general of the BBC, Tony Hall, has announced that a projected £150m shortfall in licence fee collection is forcing him to cut 1,000 jobs from the organisation, as well as merging techn...

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