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• Channel 4 chief says TV advertising slump is worst in 15 years

  28-11-2023 15:06
  
  Broadcaster is considering using an emergency £75m credit facility next year, Alex Mahon tells MPsChannel 4’s chief executive has said the TV industry is reeling from the worst advertising downturn in 15 years, forcing the state-owned broadcaster to consider tapping an emergency £75m credit facility next year.Alex Mahon said that Channel 4 expects the traditional TV ad market to slump by 14% this year, which will see the broadcaster move to a loss in each of the next two years.
  
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• Prime-time gambling ads would be banned in Victoria under proposal by Labor-led inquiry

  28-11-2023 05:38
  
  Inquiry says gambling advertising ‘increasingly pervasive’ and should be banned in public places and during TV prime timeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Victorian Labor government is being urged to ban gambling advertising in public places and during television prime time by some of its own MPs, in an effort to reduce the “increasingly pervasive” nature of sports betting ads
  
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