LONDON — The British Broadcasting Corporation will cut more than 1,000 jobs to cover a 150-million-pound gap in license fee income next financial year as millions of viewers turn off their televisions and watch programs on tablets and mobile phones. The BBC, the largest broadcaster in the world, is grappling with swiftly changing viewing practices, the fallout from failing to investigate a prolific child abuser in its ranks, and scrutiny from Prime Minister David Cameron's government ahead of a review of BBC funding in 2016. BBC chief Tony Hall told employees he wanted to forge a leaner organization with fewer layers of management to cope with the expected shortfall from the annual 145.50 pound ($227.17) license fee that every UK household with a television must pay. “A simpler, leaner, BBC is the right thing to do and it can also help us meet the financial challenges we face,” Director General Hall, 64, said. — Reuters
