BBC裁员并取消75岁以上老人的电视执照费BBC宣布,因为太多人不在电视而在网上看剧,决定裁减上千个工作岗位,用以填补收视费缺口。BBC总裁托尼·霍尔表示,希望精简整个BBC系统,减少管理阶级,应对人们日渐改变的收视习惯。目前在英国,69%的成年人通过电视收看剧目,而只有50%的青少年有收看电视的习惯。BBC为了考虑和亚马逊以及Netflix竞争,准备调整自己的节目,迎合观众网络收看的喜好。大规模的裁员预计可以每年节省5000万英镑,BBC希望 BBC layoffs and canceling TV license fees for people over age 75 The BBC announced that because too many people are not watching TV online, it has decided to cut thousands of jobs to fill the gap in subscription fees. Tony Hall, president of the BBC, said he hopes to streamline the BBC system, reduce the management class and cope with people’s changing viewing habits. Currently in the UK, 69% of adults watch television on television while only 50% of teenagers have the habit of watching TV. In order to consider competing with Amazon and Netflix, the BBC is preparing to adjust its own program to cater to the viewer’s preferences. Large-scale layoffs are expected to save £ 50 million a year, the BBC hopes