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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Mark Sweney

Channel 4 plans deepest job cuts in over 15 years after TV ad slump

Who Dares Wins, one of the shows Channel 4 has cancelled to reduce its programming budget
Who Dares Wins, one of the shows Channel 4 has cancelled to reduce its programming budget Photograph: Pete Dadds/Channel 4 / Pete Dadds

Channel 4 is drawing up plans to cut potentially as many as 200 jobs in its biggest round of layoffs in more than 15 years, as it seeks to make savings to weather the worst TV advertising downturn since 2008.

The broadcaster, which has undergone a rapid expansion in recent years with staff numbers swelling to a record level of more than 1,200, aims to dramatically reduce a wage bill that now stands at more than £108m a year.

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