A network television accountant trying to deal with plunging profits. Image: Bottersnikes and Gumbles, made for the Seven Network by Mighty Nice and Cheeky Little Media, with CBeebies and Netflix involved as well.
According to the free-to-air broadcasters, their income is slipping badly and they need relief from the alleged shackles of quotas and government ownership regulation. Screenhub is always sceptical about self-interested numbers, and some recent statistics allow us to do our own sums.