BBC to cut 2,000 jobs

The British Broadcasting Corp (BBC), the world’s biggest public broadcaster, plans to cut 2,000 jobs and move offices and production outside of London as part of an effort to reduce costs after its funding was frozen.

The BBC has undergone cost cuts of more than £1 billion (Dh5.6 billion) since 2008. The UK government ordered last year that the TV licence fees that citizens pay to finance the channels remain at the same rate until 2017.

Chris Patten, the chairman of the trust that sets BBC strategy and budgets, said in September the London-based broadcaster might have to eliminate some foreign news bureaus.