Friday factoid

Headcount at BBC News has fallen by 265 (3.6%) in the year to October, standing at 7,006.

Here's a little league table of employee numbers:

Google               57,100

Non-news BBC 11,968

BBC News          7,006

ITVplc                 5,217

Trinity Mirror      4,638

Buzzfeed              1,000

DCMS                     570