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Tony Hall said The Plan "could have a disturbing enormous," but "a tremendous creative possibility of"

Bbc Director-General Tony Hall has outlined a plan that will see that at least two-thirds of the group's staff based outside of London of 2027.

Mr Hall said, a new tech hub will be opened in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, while 150 jobs Bristol to be moved.

Salford The Heart "of the Bbc Sounds" and home to more digital posts and "a lot more journalism".

He said the creation of more jobs away from the capital would help to "promote inclusion" and "diversity of thought".

Just over half of the Bbc 's 19,000 employees are currently outside of London. The image about a third was ten years ago.

"Our centers have to said magnet for ideas and talent, new jobs and investment," Mr Hall Bbc staff on Wednesday.

"is That really a good message. But I know we can Go Further . We can do so much more to do for This Country - and we will - starting this Year . "

the Bbc 's employees around the UKLocation% of the workforceLondon48%England (excluding London)34%Scotland7%Wales7%Northern Ireland4%On 31 March 2019Source: Bbc

Mr Hall said of Newcastle, the new tech hub would provide "a new generation of software engineers, designers, product developers and data scientists in the north-east of England".

The Natural History unit in Bristol to expand, while the Bbc 's curation team Sounds move to MediaCityUK in Salford controller Jonathan wall joining "within weeks", he added. You are app when the not-Bbc -podcasts of the audio.

"For the First Time , we're going to open the Sounds to new British Creator, no matter where you are and bring out The Best podcasts to anyone," Mr, Hall explained.

He also announced that children, as soon a "radically different" experience on iPlayer, while the Bbc News app will also be revised.

He said: "This is the beginning of what I think should be a renewed Push first the Bbc until at least two-thirds in the whole Country , if not more, by the time the end of the charter in 2027.

"I know all the risks. It will take some time. It would cost money. It could be enormously disruptive. But it is a huge creative Opportunity for the audience for the talent, for the United Kingdom.

"It is more relevant, more In Touch with the audience, more alive to the creative possibilities. This is really a very exciting prospect. "

With the current staffing, the planning around 2,800 jobs would move to the capital. But the Bbc is currently save in The Middle of a drive to £800m by the Year 2022. It reaches about half of the target in the last Year .

Tony Hall recognized the voice on Bbc Wales at Central Square , Cardiff

Lord Hall said the Bbc had "been through a lot" since he became Director-General in 2013, and has not made the organization "the right things".

He vowed to hold "learn to speak [and] change," to ensure that the company is "The Most inclusive, innovative, inspiring place to work".

last week, presenter Samira Ahmed has won The Employment Tribunal she brought against The Corporation in a dispute over the same pay.

In December, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it was a search value of "" whether the abolition of the licence fee.

The government is considering whether the non-payment of the TV licence fee should no longer be a criminal offence.

Both the Bbc and the government came in for criticism from MPs last Year after the announcement of the free TV licences for all over 75s, would be scrapped.

"it is not the defence of the Bbc ," Mr hall urged employees on Wednesday called on them to show them "why we are" matter".

The 68-Year -old also announced the Bbc 's intention to become climate-neutral fee in this license time, during the recording the "financial and creative power of the Streamer".

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Source of news: bbc.com