{
  "id": 6583268,
  "title": "Channel 4 To Combine Drama & Comedy Teams Under Historic Jobs Cull",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/channel-4-to-combine-drama-comedy-teams-under-historic-jobs-cull",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-10T11:40:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/09/channel-4-combine-drama-comedy-teams-1237073256/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4 will merge its drama and comedy commissioning units as the UK network seeks to cut its workforce by more than a quarter over the coming months. Channel 4 will create a new scripted commissioning team, which sources said would more closely resemble the set-up at major U.S. networks and streamers. Film4 will […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}