Not the death knell; at least, not yet.
There's always money in the banana stand, or so I hear.
Well, maybe that's true if you're a member of the Bluth family, but that's not the case for KTM. If you're a member of KTM, just substitute "MotoGP program" for "banana stand" and you'll more or less have what's happening here. Relax; I kid because I care. I love MotoGP.
While KTM and Pit Beirer have been adamant that the MotoGP program will continue unabated for 2025, and that all four of its bikes will line up on the grid to start the season, Motorsport.com also says that it "understands that there are doubts in MotoGP promoter Dorna's headquarters about it."
Whether there's anything substantive behind those doubts remains to be seen, but it's not difficult to understand why they might exist. A company isn't a family, but will function similarly in that if the main unit starts to go down financially, it will generally pool resources from its component parts to try to alleviate the situation and hopefully, to steer the ship to calmer waters.
It's not clear how long this pause will last, nor what impact it will have on the team's competitiveness for the coming season. As we've seen repeatedly in recent time, some racers are able to gel so well with machines that aren't on the cutting edge of current MotoGP development that they're impressively competitive.