31-03-2023, 10:05 PM
(31-03-2023, 09:59 PM)Juicy Joe Wrote:To be fair, he's from the editorial side of things - might not necessarily be on top of the finances behind it. The figure quoted by other sources was that the merger would save roughly £25m on the UK side (around 40% of the current NC budget - though, worth noting, this still doesn't even put BBC News' budget cuts in the top three worst affected channels!).(31-03-2023, 09:37 PM)ALV Wrote: - Paul says there will be a UK breaking team on standby 24/7, where in reality they're only on standby from 0900-2300 weekdays.This is the crux of the matter. These 2 statements show how pointless this cost cutting exercise is.
- Samir Ahmed asks if there's a 24/7 UK breaking team, it doesn't save much money then... Paul didn't give a direct answer.