He announced nearly a year and now confirmed: The BBC will cut 25% of its budget in the digital area, which is saving 34 million pounds, close 200 sites and laying off of 360 workers over the next two years . Corporation reports the British public broadcaster, the goal is to reduce the budget of 137 million pounds (about 160 million euros) to 103 million pounds (about 120 million euros) for the period 2013/14.The changes are part of austerity measures and to make the website of the BBC more distinctive. Among the sites that disappear from the digital grid include Switch and h2g2 and 606. At the same time, there will be a reduction of the news devoted to sports and entertainment, but there will be more coverage of cultural events.
Within the plan of conversion, the digital division of the BBC has set a "priority" reduce the number of news blogs, forums and news to discuss and replace them with the tools that provide the major social networks. The chain has announced it will reduce the number of news sports and fashion to give more coverage to the culture and art.
In presenting the plan to cut the BBC's director general, Mark Thompson, said that the digital divide is a "great success", but acknowledged that "huge" field sites managed by "sometimes" makes that the division is not up to expectations.
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