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broadcast transformation 10 September 2026

Channel 4 cuts 28 percent of its workforce

Channel 4 cuts 28 percent of its workforce

Channel 4 plans to cut three hundred forty jobs, reducing its workforce by twenty-eight percent before the end of this year.

“Channel 4 plans to cut three hundred forty jobs, reducing its workforce by twenty-eight percent before the end of this year. The British broadcaster says a long-term transformation programme will create a simpler organisation and redirect more revenue toward content. The scale makes this more than routine restructuring: nearly three in ten roles are expected to disappear within months. For the wider industry, the decision sharpens the question of how public-service broadcasters fund distinctive programming while accelerating digital change.”
— AMTC News, 10 Sep 2026
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