The 2,050 job cuts announced today takes the total number of jobs going at the BBC to 3,780.
The new savings will come from axing 735 posts in nations and regions; 424 posts in factual; 420 in news; 150 in drama and entertainment and CBBC; and 150 in radio and music. This represents a 13% reduction in headcount in content and output. There will also be up to cuts from BBC Sport, New Media and TV, although on a smaller scale.
The 2,050 jobs represent a 13% reduction in the BBC's headcount. The latest job losses come on top of those outlined by Thompson's review in December.
Two weeks ago, the BBC revealed more than 1,700 jobs will be going in the first round of cuts in the far-reaching shake-up announced in December.
Around 980 jobs will go from the BBC's professional services division -- which includes strategy and distribution, legal, finance, property, BBC people and marketing -- with a further 750 being outsourced.
With the savings, estimated to be £355m in total by 2008, £35m ahead of the BBC cost-cutting target, the corporation will reinvest in production with £47m earmarked for drama, £45m for news and £52m for nations and regions.
In addition, £32m will go to new-media departments, £23m for factual TV programmes and £27m in radio and music.
Thompson said: "We are going through the toughest period any of us can remember. It's a difficult and painful process but necessary."
He added that the BBC needed to free up the money to start investing in its digital future, to end its current Charter period in December 2006 on budget and to show it was serious about providing value for money.
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