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How Helen Worth 'decided to leave' amid The Great Corrie Cut back: Veteran character Gail Platt will leave show as ITV bosses desperately try to slash budget - as it's revealed she was on £250k a year
Coronation Street stalwart Helen Worth made the shock announcement on Wednesday that she is leaving the ITV soap after fifty years on the cobbles.
In August Ofcom's Media Nations report revealed that viewers are switching off traditional television at record rates, with even loyal over-65s ditching the format for an 'all-you-can-eat broadcasting buffet' on streaming rivals like Netflix and Disney+. 'Our traditional broadcasters are seeing steep declines in viewing to their scheduled, live programmes, including among typically loyal older audiences, and soaps and news don't have the mass-audience pulling power they once had. In November, in a speech to celebrate the success of ITVX, the channel's boss Kevin Lygo told of his pride at how popular it had become by putting on dramas such as Nolly – the story of Crossroads star Noele Gordon – before screening it on ITV1 this Christmas.
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