Jitters at Channel Nine as the broom comes out THE cost cutters continued to sweep through the Nine Network this week, slashing programming, expenses and staff numbers across the board ahead of a looming June 30 end-of-financial year deadline. As well as urging more producers out the door on the back of cuts to Wide World Of Sports and Australia's Funniest Home Video Show, all daytime television is under review at Nine. Insiders say Nine execs have bitten the bullet and accepted rationalisation plans put forward by Nine's new Oaktree and Apollo hedge fund-appointed directors. While Mornings looks to be safe, any future investment in daytime television is off the table. Gone from the programming slate is American chat show The View, starring Whoopi Goldberg and Barbara Walters. Also gone are expense accounts for sales executives, business lunches, taxi travel - all of which have gone the way of corporate credit cards last month retrieved from network stars, among them said to be Karl Stefanovic, Lisa Wilkinson, Sonia Kruger and Richard Wilkins. Another move that has sent a ripple through the news department and struck fear into the hearts of veteran talent is long-time news presenter Tim Sheridan being made redundant at Channel 9. "Shero" was informed a month ago that he was being terminated from the position he had held with the network for 34 years. The sports journo/presenter was philosophical about the redundancy yesterday. He said he had enjoyed Nine through its best days but that following a "fabulous summer" during which he had covered the London Olympics and Rugby World Cup, he had returned to work this year knowing Nine's sporting commitments had been severely pared back to one sport, rugby league. "Hendo (Brian Henderson) rang me today and I was able to tell him I was leaving with a lot of love," Sheridan said.