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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
Well, questions have been asked and eyebrows have been raised about the amount of money that this channel receives in grants, particularly as it has a major private shareholder and fairly low viewing figures.
I'm not sure if they are cutting back in general or just in the UK- it may be felt that the referendum result signals to them that we aren't interested in European news.
If this is the case, it's a short sighted move if they are hoping to persuade us to stay in some form or another
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In theory, the new controlling shareholder is meant to be expanding the business so it seems a strange decision to withdraw from Freesat which can't cost very much. Never mind - it's still on VM!