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I've found this summary of the cuts over the next 4 years announced by the BBC today.

BBC One, which is having its overall budget cut by 3%, will see a reduction in entertainment programmes "which have a lower impact", Thompson said.

There will be fewer chat shows and panel shows on BBC Two, and digital channels BBC Three and Four will become feeder channels for BBC One and Two respectively.

BBC HD closes down and will be replaced by a HD version of BBC2.

 

 

ServiceProjected licence spend 2016/17 (£m)Changes to content spend 2016/17 (£m)Percentage changeDetails

BBC Trust

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£1,184.6m

-£35.3m

-3%

More repeats after the News at Ten; a reduction in peak-time entertainment programmes but new investment in drama and comedy.

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£454.9m

-£27.6m

-6.1%

Daytime schedule to be replaced by more news and factual programmes. Arts and music programmes will increasingly be shared with BBC Four.

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£85.5m

-£8.5m

-10%

To nurture and develop shows for BBC One with some reduction in drama, music and entertainment.

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£54.3

-£5.2m

-9.6%

Sharing content with BBC Two. Less money will be spent on original UK drama. There will be more live, classical and pop music, and more arts and culture coverage.

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£89.2m

-£2.0m

-2.3%

No major changes.

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£31.6

£0m

0%

No major changes.

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£46.8m

(News Channel only)

-£2.8m

-6%

Focus on core and breaking news, with less money spent elsewhere. More repeats, less spent on reporting areas such as arts, culture and science.

Parliament

£2.3m

£0m

0%

No major changes.

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£16.9m

-£1.9m

-11%

Phased reduction - down to one stream after London 2012.

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£2.8m

-£2.1m

-75.7%

To close and be replaced by BBC Two HD.

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£42.1m

-£1.1m

-2.5%

More sharing with Radio 1 Xtra. Late-night shows from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will be replaced with national programmes.

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£8.6m

-£1.1m

-13.1%

Share most news bulletins, and 0200 to 0400 weekday programming, with Radio 1.

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£49.2m

-£1.4m

-2.9%

Daytime programmes safeguarded, increased repeats of Friday Night Is Music Night and more news sharing with 6 Music.

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£40.7m

-£1.6m

-4%

Fewer lunchtime concerts and full orchestral concerts. More news sharing with Radio 4 but additional funding for the Proms.

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£99.5m

£0m

0%

Less money for factual and current affairs. A 1% increase in repeats but reinvestment in "landmark" factual programmes such as A History of the World in 100 Objects.

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£5.7m

-£1m

-17.2%

Fewer original 4 Extra programmes.

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£62.8m

-£4.7m

-7.5%

Smaller sport presenting teams; fewer regional journalists; some Sunday programmes, including morning comedy, will be cut.

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£2.5m

-£0.1m

-5.8%

Maintain sports coverage at current level by using smaller teams for many events.

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£8.3m

-£0.2m

-2.6%

6 Music will share its main news bulletins with Radio 2, but is to maintain its own music news service.

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£9.5m

-£3.2m

-34.1%

Fewer weekday language programmes; drama and documentaries cut; station closed between midnight and 0600.

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£125.1m

-£5.3m

-4.2%

Spending concentrated on peak-time programmes with more sharing on afternoons and evenings.

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£23.2m

-£1.5m

-6.6%

Up to 20% less spent on comedy, drama and documentaries; fewer afternoon programmes and Radio 5 live will be broadcast from midnight to 0600.

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£3.7m

-£0.3m

-6.7%

Core news and features to be protected with 10% to 15% reduction in other live programming.

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£13.9m

-£0.4m

-3.2%

Simpler schedule with fewer, longer programmes and a quarter less original off-peak feature programmes.

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£12.5m

-£0.4m

-3.3%

Less money for morning programmes, fewer broadcasting hours and less coverage of community events

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£16.3m

-£0.3m

-1.6%

Eight fewer broadcast hours per week with the station switching to 5 live at midnight and fewer programmes on weekend mornings

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£4.7m

£0m

0%

No major changes.

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£117.8m

-£0.1m

-0.1%

Continue to put previously approved 25% budget reduction in place focusing on 10 areas, including homepage, news and sport.

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They'd better leave BBC4 alone and make sure they still buy the European crime dramas which have been excellent.

As to the sports coverage on 5live, I listen to it a lot as I don't have Sky so I'm relieved that they are keeping the coverage just reducing the numbers of staff on the events.

I was shocked at an Arsenal Ladies game a while back, which was covered by ESPN, to see just how many staff were needed - not to mention 3 enormous trailers to house them all.

Totally ott that they needed so many staff. If the Beeb do the same then they can easily shed a few of them

FM
Originally Posted by Veggieburger:

They'd better leave BBC4 alone and make sure they still buy the European crime dramas which have been excellent.

As to the sports coverage on 5live, I listen to it a lot as I don't have Sky so I'm relieved that they are keeping the coverage just reducing the numbers of staff on the events.

I was shocked at an Arsenal Ladies game a while back, which was covered by ESPN, to see just how many staff were needed - not to mention 3 enormous trailers to house them all.

Totally ott that they needed so many staff. If the Beeb do the same then they can easily shed a few of them

I think at some sporting events the Beeb send more people than we send competitors

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Cost is the easiest way to analyse these providers. The Beeb has all the above platforms for less than three poond a week. Compare that to how much one has to pay to watch football on the sky platform.
Garage Joe

Job done for Murdoch's puppets in the coalition.  Note the 70% reduction in HD services.  The agenda of the the government is to kill off terrestrial broadcasting and make Sky the network of choice for all.

Carnelian
Originally Posted by Carnelian:

Job done for Murdoch's puppets in the coalition.  Note the 70% reduction in HD services.  The agenda of the the government is to kill off terrestrial broadcasting and make Sky the network of choice for all.

 

I certainly hope not. I for one try to avoid lining the pockets of RM. I don't have Sky and if the rumours are true I will soon be leaving GiffGaff as RM is looking to buy that (well in actuality the carrier O2).

 

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities
Originally Posted by Xochiquetzal:

Has my feed gone awol? It's showing you replying to a post by Carnelian in 2011?! 

 

No Xochi - It's me. I have been time travelling and was curious to see what topics were raised about 500 pages back. It so happens that this is now topical again. I have read that BBC1 HD is to be joined by BBC2 HD which replaces BBC HD.

 

It will have an effect on the programming because BBC HD used to show some BBC Three and BBC Four programming on BBC HD.

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities
Originally Posted by Enthusiastic Contrafibularities:

 

It will have an effect on the programming because BBC HD used to show some BBC Three and BBC Four programming on BBC HD.

Yeah: I didn't bother mentioning it on the TV Guide thread, but the Only Connect Special (BBC4) is being repeated on BBC HD on Friday (as part of Comic Relief night...)
No more of that soon, then...

Eugene's Lair
Originally Posted by Eugene's Lair:
Originally Posted by Enthusiastic Contrafibularities:

 

It will have an effect on the programming because BBC HD used to show some BBC Three and BBC Four programming on BBC HD.

Yeah: I didn't bother mentioning it on the TV Guide thread, but the Only Connect Special (BBC4) is being repeated on BBC HD on Friday (as part of Comic Relief night...)
No more of that soon, then...

 

Yes, I would have a few less channels and up the programming content and also making room for another couple of HD channels (Film 4 would be good).

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities

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