Channel 4 to become Channel ¾

A quarter of Channel 4’s workforce will be gone by the end of the year in Priya Dogra’s grand vision. Broadcast's Rebecca Cooney on whether the broadcaster can afford it, and what happens to its promise to the nations and regions.

Also on the show: as advertisers pile back into audio, Bauer Media Advertising's Simon Kilby joins the club for the first time to tell us where the money's actually going.

All that plus: the independent production sector's cash reserves are wearing dangerously thin, Ofcom throws public broadcasters an olive branch on advertising rules... and in the Audio Network Media Quiz, some old favourites bow out while a flashy new arrival gets no takers.

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What The Media Club has been reading this week:

Channel 4 Confirms Biggest Job Cuts In Its History

Priya Dogra Sets Out Her Rationale

Tiny Cash Buffers Leave Small UK TV Firms At Risk

Ofcom Sets Out Measures To Help Under-Pressure PSBs

BBC Staff Reject Improved Pay Offer As Strike Looms

Trump Administration Attacks UK Plan To Boost BBC On YouTube

Netflix Hikes UK Prices, Cheapest Plan Up A Third

STV Studios Reviews Its Labels