BBC确认2027年春关闭三条线性频道：BBC Three、BBC Scotland与Radio 4 Extra转至线上目标2028年前节省5亿英镑
伦敦——据Advanced Television报道，英国广播公司（BBC）已确认，将在2027年春季关闭BBC Three、BBC Scotland和BBC Radio 4 Extra的线性广播电视频道服务。BBC表示，由于组织面临持续的财务压力，它需要作出艰难决定，必须在2028年前节省5亿英镑。这些变化于10月20日上午向员工宣布。具体安排为：2019年开播的BBC Scotland将保留为iPlayer上的一个频道，其内容也将在苏格兰的BBC One和BBC Two上提供；BBC Three委托制作的节目——并伴随对年轻观众内容投入的增加——将在BBC iPlayer及包括YouTube在内的其他平台上提供；BBC Three面向年轻观众，曾于2016年一度转为纯网络频道、2022年恢复线性播出，《伦敦生活》（Fleabag）、《杀死伊芙》（Killing Eve）与《正常人》（Normal People）等热门剧集均出自该频道；Radio 4 Extra的节目将转至BBC Sounds，《每日礼拜》（The Daily Service）将在BBC Sounds和地方电台播出。BBC总裁（Director-General）马特·布里廷（Matt Brittin）在向员工说明这些变化的通告中说：「我们需要让每一英镑为观众发挥更大作用，以应对当前的成本压力，并为一个不断变化的世界重塑BBC。我们都知道，这意味着艰难的选择。」关于关闭线性广播服务，他还说：「它们目前承载的许多优秀内容，仍将在观众已经在享用的地方——iPlayer和Sounds上找到。虽然此前已有媒体猜测，我理解这一消息的确认对观众和同事来说都会很难受。」BBC新闻部门也已宣布进一步变化：约100个BBC新闻部岗位将被裁减，频道关停还将带来进一步裁员，其中包括苏格兰的10个岗位；据BBC先前公布的安排，全公司层面的裁员规模预计达1,800至2,000人。新任BBC新闻总监雷切尔·尤普（Rachel Jupp）还将于2027年初提出额外的节省计划，作为BBC新闻长期愿景的一部分；其他部门将在未来几个月内尽快确认各自的节省计划。据报道，此次宣布是在此前已于BBC苏格兰、威尔士、北爱尔兰、地方、新闻以及演讲与声音（Speech and Sounds）部门宣布节省措施之后作出的。
BBC Confirms Closure of Three Linear Services in Spring 2027: BBC Three, BBC Scotland and Radio 4 Extra Move Online as Corporation Targets £500 Million Savings by 2028
London — The BBC has confirmed the closure of BBC Three, BBC Scotland and BBC Radio 4 Extra linear broadcast services in Spring 2027, Advanced Television reported.
The BBC says it needs to make tough decisions due to the sustained financial pressures facing the organisation and must make savings of £500 million by 2028. The changes were announced to staff during the morning of October 20th. BBC Scotland, which launched in 2019, will remain a channel on iPlayer, and content will also be available on BBC One and BBC Two in Scotland. BBC Three commissions, supported by increased investment in content for younger audiences, will be available on BBC iPlayer and on other platforms, including YouTube. BBC Three, aimed at younger audiences, was moved online in 2016 before returning to linear television in 2022, and has carried hits including "Fleabag," "Killing Eve" and "Normal People." Programmes from Radio 4 Extra will be on BBC Sounds — and The Daily Service will be on BBC Sounds and local radio.
In a note to staff setting out the changes, BBC Director-General Matt Brittin said: "We need to make every pound work harder for audiences as we respond to the immediate cost pressures and reinvent the BBC for a changing world. We all know that means tough choices." He added on the closure of linear broadcast services: "Much of the great content they currently carry will still be found where audiences already enjoy it on iPlayer and Sounds. While this follows media speculation, I recognise the confirmation of this news will be hard for audiences and colleagues."
Further changes have also been announced in BBC News. About 100 jobs will be cut at BBC News, and the channel closures will bring further job losses, including 10 in Scotland, with total job losses across the corporation expected to reach 1,800 to 2,000. New Director of BBC News, Rachel Jupp will be laying out plans for additional savings early in 2027 as part of the longer-term vision for BBC News. Other divisions will confirm savings plans as soon as possible in the coming months. This follows earlier savings announced in BBC Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Local, News and Speech and Sounds.
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