The BBC will stop broadcasting CBBC and BBC Four as linear channels in the coming years as it aims to rebuild itself for the “digital age”, the corporation said.
Announcing what he described as a “project to build a digital public service media organization,” he also said it will cut 1,000 jobs over the next few years.
CEO Tim Davie told staff in a speech this afternoon that the BBC needs to be reformed to stay relevant and continue to be of great value to everyone.
They said there were “plans to stop broadcasting smaller linear channels, such as CBBC and BBC Four and Radio 4 Extra, after the next few years”.
Davie said: “This is our time to build a digital BBC first. Something really new, a Reithian organization for the digital age, a positive force for the UK and the world.”
According to plans, BBC News and BBC World News will merge to create a single 24-hour television news channel serving both the UK and international audiences.
The channel, which will be called BBC News, will “offer more amounts of shared content” and offer the option to separate broadcasts based on what’s happening in the UK and around the world.