BBC to close BBC Three, BBC Scotland and Radio 4 Extra linear services in cost-cutting bid

Summary

The BBC will close BBC Three, BBC Scotland and BBC Radio 4 Extra linear broadcast services in spring 2027 as part of cost-cutting measures, The Guardian, The Independent and Sky News reported on Tuesday 20 October. About 100 jobs will also be cut at BBC News, as the corporation faces pressure to make savings of £500m by 2028, according to The Guardian and The Scotsman, the Liverpool Echo reporting that the BBC scraps three major channels and axes 100 jobs as part of 'cost cutting' measures. The BBC announced that BBC Scotland would move solely to iPlayer from the spring, with the loss of 10 jobs north of the border, the Evening Standard and The Independent reported, and the Scottish Greens said the channel being exclusively shown on iPlayer was 'a backwards step' which 'reflects a wider cultural crisis', according to The Scotsman.

Latest: The BBC will close BBC Three, BBC Scotland and BBC Radio 4 Extra linear broadcast services in spring 2027 and cut about 100 jobs at BBC News, as the corporation faces pressure to make savings of £500m by 2028, The Guardian and The Scotsman reported, BBC Scotland moving solely to iPlayer with the loss of 10 jobs north of the border, according to the Evening Standard and The Independent.

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