The BBC (British Broadcasting Company) is outsourcing some of its accounting and financing services to India in a move that will save it 20 million British pounds a year for the next decade, BBC Online reportes Saturday.
The contract, which includes managing payroll and financial management, has been won by Xansa. It will provide customer support services from the UK, but other roles from its Madras (Chennai) offices.
Savings will go towards the BBC’s target of releasing 355 million pounds of savings to invest in programmes and services.
“The BBC is taking advantage of the significant savings of globalisation while maintaining the benefits of more local customer support,” the corporation said.
