“..The BBC plans to axe two radio Âstations – 6 Music and Asian Network – cut spending on imported shows and halve the size of its website, it is claimed today.
The Times says the measures are part of the BBC’s strategic review to be unveiled next month.
Under the plan, the BBC intends to shrink overall services and focus more on quality over quantity.
There have already been reports suggesting that the BBC will axe the digital radio stations 6 Music and Asian Network.
Quoting BBC Trust sources, the newspaper states that the BBC director general, Mark Thompson, is also being pushed to slash the budget for imported shows such as Mad Men and Heroes by a third.
Thompson reportedly will also introduce a cap on spending on broadcast rights for sports events of 8.5% of the licence fee, or about £300m.
The Times says the BBC’s web pages are to be halved, backed by a 25% cut in staff numbers.
The web operation’s £112m budget will also be cut by 25%.
It also plans to include more links to newspaper articles to drive traffic to the websites of rival publishers..”
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