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A SECOND wave of job cuts at the BBC will hit around 1,500 posts in news and other programmes, it emerged last night.
The corporation's governors are believed to have approved the cuts at a meeting yesterday.
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They will lead to savings of around £200 million, although the BBC is believed to be planning to reinvest the money in programmes.
There were no details last night of how staff in Scotland would be affected.
The BBC announced last week that 1,730 jobs would be cut in the first round of losses, with 980 staff being made redundant and 750 "outsourced" to firms outside the corporation.
The governors are now believed to have approved plans for a second wave of around 1,500 job losses in news, sport, drama, children's programmes, new media and other areas over the next three years.
A formal announcement will be made next Monday, when staff will be briefed about the cuts.
Trade unions have already warned that they will ballot for industrial action if there are any compulsory redundancies.
Leaders of the broadcasting unions involved will meet next week to decide upon a course of action after they have been given details of the job cuts.
It is understood the BBC will tell unions they want to achieve the reduction by voluntary redundancies, but some union officials believe it will be difficult to arrive at such a big cut without compulsory job losses.
The BBC director general, Mark Thompson, delivered news last week of the 1,730 job cuts in a special video message that union leaders said has caused anger and disbelief among staff.
Last night a spokesperson for BBC Scotland said: "An announcement will be made on Monday. We will not comment on a figure until then."
