英国广播公司（BBC）正启动电视和流媒体部门的裁员程序，计划节省5亿英镑，并裁减多达2000个工作岗位1。员工担忧总干事Matt Brittin将于下周三向员工通知最新阶段的计划1，其中包括关闭或转为线上专播表现不佳的频道。BBC Three和BBC Scotland频道因成本效益低而面临被转为线上专播的风险1。
BBC Three面临的成本压力尤为严峻1。该频道的成本效益为每小时26便士，远高于BBC One的10便士1。其平均观众数仅74,000人，黄金时段9点档的收视规模仅占英国人口的4%1。BBC Three曾在2016年转为线上专播以节省成本，但在2022年重返电视直播1。近期因财务压力已取消了高调节目《RuPaul's Drag Race UK》1。
BBC Scotland频道同样面临困境1。该频道2024年至2025年预算为4200万英镑，成本效益为每小时13便士，但仅有12%的苏格兰人口收看其直播节目1。自2019年启动以来，该频道已获得2.5亿英镑资金，但观众基础依然不足1。
The British Broadcasting Corporation is moving forward with significant cost-cutting measures that could result in the closure of two of its television channels. Staff members fear that Director-General Matt Brittin will announce the shutdown of BBC Three and BBC Scotland next week as part of a broader restructuring initiative 1. The corporation aims to save £500 million and cut up to 2,000 jobs across its television and streaming divisions 1.
Both channels face potential conversion to online-only services due to poor cost-effectiveness metrics. BBC Three has a cost-benefit ratio of 26 pence per hour for 2023-24, significantly higher than BBC One's 10 pence 1. The channel attracts an average audience of just 74,000 viewers during its 9 p.m. prime-time slot, representing only 4 percent of the British population 1. BBC Scotland, with an annual budget of £42 million for 2024-25, has a cost-benefit ratio of 13 pence per hour, yet only 12 percent of Scotland's population watches its live broadcasts 1. Since its launch in 2019, BBC Scotland has received £250 million in funding but has failed to build a sufficient audience 1.
The proposed closures would not represent unprecedented moves for either channel. BBC Three previously transitioned to online-only broadcasting in 2016 to reduce costs before returning to television in 2022 1. The channel has already begun canceling high-profile programming, including "RuPaul's Drag Race UK," citing financial pressures 1. Brittin has signaled the direction of these decisions, stating: "When to migrate that service fully to on-demand? My job is to maintain value for licence fee payers" 1.
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