Net loss of 36 roles to go across the division
BBC Sport is gearing up for another round of job losses, with a net reduction of 36 roles across the division.
There will be a total of 41 roles cut and five new positions opened, with the broadcaster hoping to accommodate the reduction primarily via voluntary redundancies.
The job cuts will form part of the 100 roles being axed from the broadcaster’s Content division by the end of the financial year.
Broadcast understands that 11 of the roles set to be scrapped are online senior journalists, representing nearly a third of the current team of 31.
The job cull across the division, which is run by BBC director of sport Alex Kay-Jelski, will contribute to April’s announcement that up to 2,000 jobs will be lost across the organisation as part of plans to save 10% of costs over the next three years.
As part of the first round of cuts, a total of 550 roles are to be axed across Content, Nations and News.
It has also emerged that BBC Sport’s lunchtime and overnight bulletins - which currently appear on the BBC News channel - will no longer be shown.
It follows the axing of long-running sports programme Ski Sunday as well as BBC coverage of the Commonwealth Games, the Boat Race, the Rugby League World Cup and the World Indoor Bowls Championships.
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