<p>Jobs and programme budgets in firing line at BBC, Channel 4 and ITV as they are outgunned by YouTube and Netflix</p><p>“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.</p><p>“My generation grew up with Netflix and YouTube … Honestly, I feel like it is a losing battle.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026