The ABC's board and management will meet this week to decide on a five-year strategy that could see 200 jobs axed as budget pressure hits the public broadcaster.

The $1 billion-a-year taxpayer-funded broadcaster's executives, including managing director David Anderson, and directors will meet on Monday to focus on the role of the ABC in a disrupted media landscape, with sources familiar with the planned discussions saying the likely changes could reduce the workforce back to Howard-era levels.

ABC managing director David Anderson. Credit:Dominic Lorrimer

The ABC is five months into a three-year freeze on any growth in its budget in a government-imposed indexation pause initially projected to shave a total of $84 million off expected annual funding. The ABC's directors are also due to meet for a scheduled board meeting on Tuesday, with these same issues likely to be on the agenda.

The high-level strategy meetings will look at how to handle the funding freeze overall and to lay out what future audiences will require and expect from the ABC to prioritise services, with sources close to the discussions saying there would undoubtedly be staff cuts most likely to be "upward of 200" roles.