BBC to cut entertainment and comedy but plans new Saturday night shows

• Unveiling full details of savings totalling £150m, the director general, Tony Hall, also said that BBC News would see its budget cut by £5m
• The BBC’s online services are facing a £12m reduction.
• The cuts are part of £150m in savings announced by Tony Hall earlier this year as the BBC tries to close the “iPlayer loophole” created by people working out they do not need paying for a licence fee if they only watching catchup programming online.

TV budget to be slashed by £12m but BBC says it will use savings from dropping The Voice to fund homegrown alternatives Comedy, entertainment and factual programming at the BBC will be hit by a £12m spending cut , but the corporation said it would use money saved from dropping The Voice to making homegrown Saturday night shows.This can generate a more mass audience as the money is being invested in more home grown shows that would appeal the audience to have them coming back every week.BBC has disappointed some people as they pay their TV licence which goes to the BBC however they are not appealing to anyone making anyone want to watch their programmes especially the younger generation NDM has taken over.