A host of soap stars from Coronation Street, Emmerdale and EastEnders are reportedly facing the axe.
They claim that those on higher salaries around the £200,000-a-year mark could be cut to save cash.
Difficult times: The Sun claim it comes as part of a cost cutting drive amid falling ratings on the shows EastEnders star Ian Beale , Emmerdale's Claire King and Eric Pollard were among other names they claim are on the biggest salaries.'s Media Nations report revealed that viewers are switching off traditional television at record rates, with even loyal over-65s ditching the format for an 'all-you-can-eat broadcasting buffet' on streaming rivals like Netflix and Disney+.
Decisions to make: They claim that those on higher salaries around the £200,000-a-year mark could be cut to save cash 'Our traditional broadcasters are seeing steep declines in viewing to their scheduled, live programmes, including among typically loyal older audiences, and soaps and news don't have the mass-audience pulling power they once had.
This jump has helped Disney+ reach a goalpost of seven million subscribers, according to The Times, putting it on an even footing with Netflix and Amazon Prime, whose figures have remained flat.
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