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Under mounting fiscal pressure, the BBC is reportedly considering handing over control of some of its digital services to global tech firms—putting UK-based jobs at risk in the process.
The proposed outsourcing strategy would shift responsibility for content algorithms and financial systems to external providers, possibly based outside the country.
Regional staff, particularly in cities supported by the BBC’s decentralization efforts, are expressing concern. These changes could reverse progress made in expanding job access across the UK.
Union leaders say the plans contradict the broadcaster’s public service mandate, calling for immediate transparency and a halt to any plans that risk undermining local employment.