📢 New NAO report - BBC World Service savings programme


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BBC World Service savings programme

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Since 2022, the BBC World Service has made savings of £46.8 million, following reductions to the BBC’s licence fee income.


These savings have mainly been made through TV and radio closures, which has inevitably contributed to audience numbers falling by 52 million


The BBC will need to learn lessons from the gaps in its approach to planning and implementing its savings programmes, as future savings could be necessary.

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