Report: BBC To Merge Radio, TV, Online Newsrooms

Merging

The BBC will merge its TV, radio, and online newsrooms, reports the GUARDIAN, which says that the combined BBC NEWS operation will face a 5% budget cut over the next five years. 

The paper reports that BBC TV news head PETER HORROCKS will oversee the operation, with radio news head STEPHEN MITCHELL reassigned to run a new department covering news discussion programs. Merging the operations will reduce costs and will allow the network to send one reporter rather than two or three to cover a single story.

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