OXFORD news will be broadcast from Southampton after the BBC scrapped the area's TV output.

South Today – Oxford and Look East (West) will be replaced by regional programmes broadcast from Southampton and Norwich after services were cut by the BBC.

The last programmes in Oxford and Cambridge aired on Friday, December 16.

This means BBC Southampton, along with operations in Norwich, will be broadcasting news from the affected regions.

In September, the BBC announced that 382 jobs at the World Service will be cut.

The BBC needs to save a further £285 million in response to the announcement in January that the licence fee will be frozen for the next two years.

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A BBC spokeswoman said: “We’re really proud of all of our regional TV programmes including our Look East bulletins from Cambridge and South Today in Oxford which have served viewers brilliantly and produced great journalism over the years.

“We are working closely with all of our colleagues who are directly affected by our proposals and will continue to do so into the New Year.

“The media landscape is changing quickly and we need to make some difficult choices as we adapt our services in line with our audiences expectations as they seek more and more content on our digital platforms.

“Despite the loss of the dedicated TV bulletin, we will continue to deliver outstanding television, radio and digital journalism across the East and South of England.”

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