Sport and BBC Four are among the areas to have fewer hours of original coverage to save money.
The BBC is to broadcast 1,000 fewer hours of new TV programmes this year as part of a drive to save money.Half of the 1,000-hour cut will come from sport, with fewer major events in 2023. Elsewhere, BBC Four is showing more material from the archives.the corporation's latest annual planIt said the current freeze of the price of a TV licence "continues to place significant financial challenges on the BBC at a time of high inflation and media super-inflation".
Initiatives to save money include "an annual reduction of 1,000 hours in content commissions across our portfolio". This year, 50% of that reduction will come from "fluctuations" in the sporting calendar, with no Commonwealth Games or men's football World Cup, as there was in 2022. There is a women's World Cup this summer, but UK broadcast details have not been confirmed.
The other 500 hours will come from different areas including BBC Four, which the corporation announced a year ago would become "the home of both the BBC's rich archive and arts & music performances". In this year's plan, the BBC said its strategy would include focusing on "more unique, high-impact content". The 1,000-hour figure does not include news.
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