Iconic BBC Sport show to be axed after 24 years as part of huge shakeup

THE BBC are set to axe the news show Sportsday as part of a huge revamp, according to reports.

The organisation is reportedly restructuring to place a greater focus on digital content.

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That means redundancies will happen as the BBC puts less emphasis on airing sports news.

Sportsday will be axed this summer along with a number of presenting roles, per the Daily Mail.

Voluntary redundancy will be offered to the majority of staff on the sports desk.

One insider claims the move will “effectively kill sports news on television” as the BBC switches to a more modern output.

Traditional sports news coverage will be replaced with streaming and original journalism.

And sports news will no longer be a segment in the BBC’s flagship news programmes that air at 6pm and 10pm.

The BBC hopes the revamp will grow its audience but the news has reportedly not been well received in house, with 27 roles to close as 27 more roles are created.

A source told the Mail: “It feels like they are killing sports news on television.

“Those involved are distraught. It came as a shock and it’s fair to say that none of them saw it coming. They’re basically decimating the output of sports news on television.”

Sportsday first broadcast in 2001 and airs 12 times each day from Monday-Thursday, and 11 times on Friday.