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Analysis: Channel 4 Staff Cull Plan Could Help Repair Ruptured Relations With Indies, But Some Commissioners May Pay The Price
A producer wryly tells us that they arrived to Channel 4 HQ in late 2023 to discover a boarded-up front, feeling their way around to a narrow door on the side of the building “where there sta…
At a meeting of the Edinburgh TV Festival Board in November featuring multiple senior figures from the indie community, we understand tensions that had been building for months and had been covered plenty by this website – kicked off by the cancelation of a high-profile reboot of reality series Four Weddings – started boiling over. A number of these indie bods are understood to have railed against Channel 4 programs boss Ian Katz’s Edinburgh address – during which he said there had been a “perception” that his network’s financial picture is “more dramatic than elsewhere” – while saying they should be leaning harder on producer trade body Pact to take action. Mahon’s internal note about the staff cuts stressed that the network wants to “reach new generations of viewers, fulfil our remit and sustain our long-term future as a prosperous business.” Her weighty proclamations appeared to bat away rumors that have dogged her for the past few months that she is seeking a move away from Channel 4.
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