BBC mulls “radical” London pull out
BBC mulls “radical” London pull outCash starved bosses at the BBC are mulling the previously unthinkable, decanting from prestige London offices in a bid to save money.
It comes as the BBC seeks to reduce its property estates by a third, principally by offloading ancillary properties in the expensive London market.
Buildings earmarked for the chop include Yalding House, home to Radio 1, the Bush House residence of the World Service and even their White City base in west London.
Caroline Thomson, the BBC’s chief operating officer, said: “It's about looking quite radically at London and where we have property there. We are looking in [London] W1 around Broadcasting House where we still have a number of ancillary properties. Can we exit those and put everyone into Broadcasting House?”
No decision on disposal will be made prior to conclusion of the BBC’s Delivering Quality First review at the end of the summer.
Thomson was adamant however that a reduction of 170,000sq/m of space was “not about exiting any British regions.”
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Yalding House and Bush House is hardly news as Bush House has been scheduled to close for some time and Yalding House was always a temporary home for the duration of the Broadcasting House refurb. White City is a different question and it will be interesting to see whether this includes the newer buildings on that site, in addition to Television Centre.
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