Company denies reports of looming closure as numbers lag far behind rival channels
Rupert Murdoch has insisted he will not shut down TalkTV despite questions over the fledgling news channel’s future as it struggles to revive ailing viewer numbers.
Parent company News UK has denied reports the media mogul is drawing up plans to shelve the opinionated news network as soon as the end of the year after it failed to win over audiences.
A News UK spokesman said: “There are no plans nor any discussions about closing TalkTV.”
The channel launched last April with the aim of drawing viewers away from mainstream rivals such as the BBC through a slate of lively, opinionated programming.