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‘A losing battle’: will UK public service broadcasters survive amid US onslaught?

By Mark SweneySeptember 19, 2026Zimbabwe

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Jobs and programme budgets in firing line at BBC, Channel 4 and ITV as they are outgunned by YouTube and Netflix

“I wouldn’t be surprised if the BBC or Channel 4 disappeared,” says one of the thousands of TV staff at risk of redundancy, as British broadcasters face what has rapidly become a fight for survival against US digital rivals.

“My generation grew up with Netflix and YouTube … Honestly, I feel like it is a losing battle.”

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Length: 80 words · 1 min read
Published: September 19, 2026
Byline: Mark Sweney
Source: The Guardian

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