Is the BBC going bankrupt?
I don't know a lot about other languages but BBC Arabic radio has been running for 84 years! That's older than some countries.
Source: https://www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63072977.amp?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16645787463548&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Fentertainment-arts-63072977
The BBC is proposing to close about 382 posts at the World Service as it tries to make £28.5m in annual savings for its international services.
Radio broadcasts in 10 languages including Arabic, Persian, Chinese and Bengali will cease, the BBC said.
Although no language services will close, many will move online, to "increase impact with audiences".
The BBC is also making wider annual savings of £500m, with CBBC and BBC Four also scheduled to move online.
That, combined with high inflation and soaring costs "have led to tough choices," the corporation said.
It added that the plans for the World Service support its strategy to create a "modern, digital-led and streamlined organisation".
The other radio services that will end are Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Hindi, Indonesian, Tamil, and Urdu.
The languages that will become online-only are Chinese, Gujarati, Igbo, Indonesian, Pidgin, Urdu, and Yoruba
Radio broadcasts in 10 languages including Arabic, Persian, Chinese and Bengali will cease, the BBC said.
Although no language services will close, many will move online, to "increase impact with audiences".
The BBC is also making wider annual savings of £500m, with CBBC and BBC Four also scheduled to move online.
That, combined with high inflation and soaring costs "have led to tough choices," the corporation said.
It added that the plans for the World Service support its strategy to create a "modern, digital-led and streamlined organisation".
The other radio services that will end are Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Hindi, Indonesian, Tamil, and Urdu.
The languages that will become online-only are Chinese, Gujarati, Igbo, Indonesian, Pidgin, Urdu, and Yoruba
Source: https://www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63072977.amp?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16645787463548&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Fentertainment-arts-63072977
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