Implications of the BBC World Service Cuts
Further written evidence from the BBC World Service
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Service
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Expected Audience Impact
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Content & Production Savings *
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Proposed post closures
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£k
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EFT
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Portuguese for Africa
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full closure
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1,498,000
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551
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11
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Caribbean
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full closure
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660,000
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365
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5
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Albanian
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full closure
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510,000
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948
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23
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Macedonian
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full closure
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160,000
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424
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10
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Serbian
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full closure
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550,000
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1,034
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21
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Turkish
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radio closure
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450,000
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222
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5
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Ukrainian
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radio closure
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910,000
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588
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17
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Russian
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radio closure
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1,241,000
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1,558
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45
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Chinese
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radio closure
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595,000
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413
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8
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Spanish
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radio closure
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9,000
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859
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20
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Vietnamese
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radio closure
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110,000
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200
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5
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Azeri
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radio closure
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150,000
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367
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8
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Persian R&O
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reduction in output
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0
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250
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22
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Uzbek
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reduction in output
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0
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125
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8
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Hindi/India
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reduction in output
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10,927,000
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680
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30
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Urdu
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reduction in output
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0
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5
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Indonesian
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reduction in output
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1,700,000
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664
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12
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Central Asian Management
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reduction in output
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137
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3
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Arabic
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reduction in output
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1,500
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60
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Other savings
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reduction in output
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271
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Total
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19,470,000
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11,156
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317
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Language services (above)
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£m
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19.5
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11.2
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WS English
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£m
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4.0
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Technology
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£m
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1.9
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Distribution
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£m
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10.5
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5.6
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Studio operations
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£m
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2.3
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Support
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£m
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4.4
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Rights
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£m
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0.5
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Total savings
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£m
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30.0
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29.9
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* Distribution, overhead and support savings not included
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Audience impact shown above covers the editorial changes and platform closures only. The balance
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of the expected 30m audience reduction announced in January results from distribution changes
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covering Swahili, Nepali, English (to W Europe & Russia) and Arabic.
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