The BBC will end three scheduled broadcast services in spring 2027 and is proposing about 100 news job cuts as it seeks £500 million in additional annual savings by 2028.
The broadcaster announced the changes on Oct. 20, citing financial pressure and audiences’ move toward digital viewing. Its 2025-26 annual report puts the savings target at roughly 10% of public service broadcasting costs.
BBC Three and BBC Scotland will leave broadcast television, while BBC Radio 4 Extra will stop broadcasting as a radio service. The BBC has not set exact dates for the changes or given a savings estimate for ending the three services.
Listeners will still be able to find Radio 4 Extra programs on BBC Sounds, and The Daily Service will also air on local radio. The BBC Scotland channel will remain on iPlayer, with some Scottish programs carried on BBC One and BBC Two in Scotland. BBC Three commissions will be available through iPlayer and other platforms, including YouTube.
BBC News has proposed closing about 100 roles to save roughly £5.5 million. BBC News reported that the Scotland channel change is expected to close about 10 posts, separate from 60 role closures announced there earlier in 2026. Consultation with affected teams and unions has begun.
Reporting Scotland: News at Seven will end when the BBC Scotland broadcast channel closes and will not move to iPlayer, BBC News reported. Viewers who rely on scheduled broadcasts will need to use the remaining television or radio outlets, or digital services, to access affected programming.
The decision ends BBC Three’s return to broadcast television, which began in 2022 after six years online. U.K. communications regulator Ofcom approved that return partly because a television channel could reach younger viewers who did not typically watch TV online.
BBC News director Rachel Jupp is expected to set out further savings plans in early 2027.
