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Local BBC radio journalists set to stage 24-hour strike in dispute over cuts
LOCAL radio journalists are to stage a 24-hour strike in a dispute over cuts.
BBC journalists in England will take action from midnight on May 5 to coincide with the reporting of local election results.
BBC journalists in England will go on strike from midnight on May 5[/caption]
The National Union of Journalists claims the broadcaster’s plans to share shows across the network will “kill off local radio”.
Paul Siegert, the NUJ’s national broadcasting organiser, said: “To go from over 100 hours a week of local programming on every station to 40 is unacceptable.”
The BBC said there would be no overall reduction in staffing levels or funding.
A BBC spokesperson said: “We’re disappointed that the industrial action is taking place.
“We have a plan to modernise local services across England – including more news journalists and a stronger local online service – which will see no overall reduction in staffing levels or local funding.
Major change to BBC programming this year – but there’ll be no cut in the licence fee
THE BBC will broadcast 1,000 fewer hours of new TV programmes this year – but there will be no cut in the licence fee.
About half of the 1,000-hour cut will come from sport, with no Commonwealth Games or men’s football World Cup, as there was in 2022.
The BBC will broadcast 1,000 fewer hours of new TV shows, but there won’t be a cut in the licence fee[/caption]
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 Corporation must find £400million in yearly savings by 2027/28, according to its annual plan published yesterday.
It said the current £159 TV licence price freeze “continues to place significant financial challenges on the BBC at a time of high inflation and media super-inflation”.
The corporation said it was currently “spending more on, and commissioning more hours of, UK-originated TV content than any other organisation”.
It made 12,500 “originated hours” in 2022.
Capital FM DJ Roman Kemp lands huge role on new high-energy BBC quiz show
HE is hard at work on breakfast radio, and now Roman Kemp is set to become a TV face at teatime too.
I can reveal the Capital FM DJ is to host new BBC One quiz The Finish Line alongside someone else who is used to getting up super early — TV veteran and former Going Live! host Sarah Greene.
A TV insider revealed: “Roman is really excited to be on board with The Finish Line.
“It’s a new show in a prime spot in the schedule, so it has the potential to be huge. Show bosses believe pairing Roman with Sarah is a masterstroke, as it’s not TV’s usual kind of combo.”
Sarah, who was married to the late TV presenter Mike Smith, is 35 years older than Roman, and five years older than his mum, former pop star Shirlie Kemp.
Contestants on the show will compete in a quiz-fuelled race around a track — and the more correct answers they give, the further they progress in the race, with a big cash prize for the winner.
Roman says: “I’m a huge fan of quiz shows and with this being my first as host, I really can’t wait to get stuck in.
“I love that it’s a brand new format but based on an iconic horse-racing fairground game. It’s set to be challenging and unpredictable — we know viewers will be hooked.”
Sarah adds: “This will be fantastic fun. It’s all about high-energy, high-drama racing and quickfire questions, and I’ll be bringing my A-game to ensure that Roman and the contestants are kept on the straight and narrow.”