Channel 4 has responded to claims it has been forced to axe several popular shows after ‘running out of money’.
Earlier today it was reported the channel were forced to delay and even axe some of its most popular shows. The channel were reportedly running out of money, despite paying their boss over a million pounds last year.
Staff had apparently described the situation at Channel 4 as a “bloodbath”.
Channel 4 to axe popular shows
Amongst the programmes apparently affected by the cuts are the channel’s controversial Naked Attraction, Friday night favourite The Last Leg and the reality series Four Weddings.
Naked Attraction is reportedly being scrapped entirely, as is the celebrity show Scared Of The Dark and medical documentary Rescue: Extreme Medics. Reality show Four Weddings, which was scheduled to make a return, has also apparently been axed. It is thought it will instead go ahead with an independent production company.
Meanwhile, one of Channel 4’s most successful shows, The Last Leg, could also be cut short to save money. A planned nine shows in next month’s new series has reportedly been reduced to just seven.
The cuts have been controversial, not least because the channel’s CEO received a salary of over a million last year. Her salary was even set to go up this year, but last week she declined the pay rise.
‘A bloodbath’
In light of recent events, Channel 4 staff are apparently unhappy.
An insider apparently told The Daily Mail: “Everyone is calling it a Channel 4 bloodbath.”
They explained: “At first everyone was in total shock when Four Weddings was cancelled. It’’”
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