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Top BBC stars sent redundancy letters as broadcaster tries to cut millions from its budget
THE BBC has issued redundancy letters to some of its most famous presenters – including veteran newsreader Huw Edwards.
Cash-strapped executives have asked some of the broadcaster’s best known if they’re interested in voluntary redundancy as part of a cost-cutting scheme.
Veteran newsreader Huw Edwards is among the presenters to have been issued redundancy letters[/caption]
The letters – circulated through a mass email to top-earning talent on TV and radio – was sent to top BBC News host Huw Edwards, who is paid more than £450,000 a year.
TV stalwart Edwards, 61, won praise for his composure after announcing the death of Queen Elizabeth to the world last year, and recently signed a new three-year deal with the broadcaster.
An email sent by BBC News editor Philippa Busby reportedly quizzed senior on-screen staff if they “would like to consider potentially leaving the BBC under voluntary redundancy”.
Other high-profile figures targeted for redundancy by the ailing broadcaster include Mastermind host Clive Myrie, newsreader Sophie Raworth and Today programme host Nick Robinson – all paid more than £250,000 a year.
Any redundancy payment would be capped at £150,000 – making it unlikely leading figures will choose to leave.
Insiders told the Mail on Sunday the move had sent already low staff morale plummeting, branding the letters “depressing”.
The redundancy letters are thought to be linked to cost-cutting measures announced by Director-General Tim Davie last year.
The BBC said: “We’re looking for expressions of interest in redundancy, not offering it, and it’s not the case that any or everyone who came forward would be accepted.”
Another high-profile presenter targeted by the BBC is Mastermind host Clive Myrie[/caption]
The letters are thought to be linked to cost-cutting measures announced by Tim Davie[/caption]
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World Cup broadcaster FuboTV was cyber attacked at the absolute worst time
FuboTV, which streams the World Cup, was the victim of a cyber attack at the exact worst time: during the World Cup semifinal match between France and Morocco on Wednesday.
FuboTV said in a statement Thursday that customers had trouble accessing their accounts during the game, noting that it wasn’t a bandwidth problem, but rather “a criminal cyber attack.”
“FuboTV takes this matter very seriously,” the company said. “Once we detected the attack, we immediately took steps to contain the incident and worked to restore service to all of our users as quickly as possible. Service was fully restored by last evening. We deeply regret the disruption caused by this incident in the meantime.”
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People online were seriously displeased when the service crashed. The World Cup is the biggest sporting event in the world and the streamer crashed during a crucial, exciting match. FuboTV is often the only streaming option for soccer matches in the U.S. in particular, meaning some folks likely got the service just for the World Cup.
As you can imagine, people took to Twitter on Wednesday to vent their anger about the outage on match day:
“We have reported the incident to law enforcement and have engaged Mandiant, an industry-leading incident response firm, to assist with our continuing investigation and response,” FuboTV said. “Our primary focus currently is on ensuring that the incident is fully contained and that there is no threat of further disruption for any of our customers.”
Of course, ensuring the incident is a one-off doesn’t mean anything to people who weren’t able to watch the game on Wednesday. Once the game is played, the game is played. It’s over and done.
France ended up winning on Wednesday, meaning they’ll now square off with Argentina in the final on Sunday. That means FuboTV will have one last shot at redemption.