Business
Channel 4 lays out alternative to privatisation
Broadcaster suggests creating an intellectual property joint venture proposition with an external investor as majority shareholder
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Business
Channel 4 ‘could sell for up to £2 billion’
Possible buyers include ITV, Comcast which owns Sky, Channel 5's owner Paramount, Discovery and French company Vivendi
Media Delivery
Channel 4 scores England’s men’s football games
In total, Channel 4 will air 20 live England matches between 2022 and 2024
Business
New figures reveal viewers don’t want a privatised Channel 4
Over 96 per cent of respondents to the UK government's consultation on the future of the broadcaster said they do not want it to...
Business
UK government sets out plans for TV industry’s future
Document reveals plans for Channel 4 privatisation, a new Video-on-Demand code to regulate streaming services, and legislation around prominence for public service broadcasters
People
Snap chairman joins Channel 4’s board
Michael Lynton has previously worked at Sony Pictures and Walt Disney and Time Warner
Media Management
Channel 4 automates content supply chain with Prime Focus Technologies
The solution has onboarded Channel 4’s content suppliers, migrated petabytes of its archive, and has qualified its delivery BOTS supplying content All4
Business
UK government could float Channel 4 on stock market if it fails to receive a credible bid
Some in the City fear rival broadcasters may only be willing to pay £500 million for Channel 4, leading the government to opt for...
Business
ITV ‘considering bid for Channel 4’
Reports suggest ITV is considering a bid for the broadcaster, which would lead to it controlling 70 per cent of the British TV advertising...
Business
‘Cultural vandalism’: UK government faces backlash over Channel 4 plans
"This would be an unforgivable act of cultural barbarism," said the National Union of Journalists
Business
UK government to proceed with Channel 4 privatisation
According to reports, the broadcaster could be sold off for around £1 billion
People
Sir Ian Cheshire appointed Channel 4 chair
Cheshire takes over from Dawn Airey who was appointed interim chair in January
People
‘He’s the opposite in every respect to his predecessors’: Reaction to Michael Grade’s Ofcom appointment
TVBEurope talks to Enders Analysis founder Claire Enders about Michael Grade's appointment as chair of UK media regulator Ofcom
Media Management
Channel 4 commits to 86 hours of access services-supported content during Paralympics
Broadcaster is promising to return to 100 per cent subtitles across all of its linear channels
Business
ITV, BBC agree to continue funding YouView until 2024
YouView's shareholders have reached an agreement on the IPTV service's governance and funding arrangements
Business
Tory MPs call on government to “leave Channel 4 alone”
Conservatives clash over plans to privatise the broadcaster
Live Production
IMG plans new Leeds base to deal with Rugby League coverage
Company has secured a two-year contract to provide Channel 4’s Betfred Super League coverage
Media Management
Ofcom to investigate Channel 4’s access services outage
The regulator said it remains "very concerned" about the incident at Red Bee Media's broadcast centre last September which took the broadcaster's access services...
People
Dawn Airey appointed interim Channel 4 chair
She takes over from Charles Gurassa who steps down later this week at the end of his second three-year term
Business
How broadcasters are taking steps towards sustainability
TVBEurope hears from the signatories of The Content Climate Pledge about how they are implementing sustainable practises across their businesses
Content
Channel 4 agrees deal to air Formula One title-decider live
It's thought Channel 4 will take Sky's feed of the race, bookending it with a build-up and post-race analysis segment
People
Dawn Airey, Tess Alps join Channel 4’s board
They join fellow new appointees David Kogan and Sarah Sands in serving three year terms
Business
House of Lords rebukes ministers over Channel 4 sell-off
House of Lords Digital and Communication Committee was also unhappy at Channel 4's own response to the consultation
Business
Channel 4 sell-off ‘delayed due to backlash’
DCMS is said to have been inundated with submissions following the government's consultation on the future of the broadcaster
Production & Post
Broadcasters, streamers sign up for The Climate Content Pledge
The Climate Content Pledge has been convened by albert, the screen industry organisation for environmental sustainability
Business
ITV, Michael Grade ‘mulling bids’ for Channel 4
The former Channel 4 boss originally fought against the idea of privatising the channel, but changed his mind in 2015
Media Management
Channel 4’s access services will not return until mid-November
Broadcaster says a large number of hard disks in a variety of systems were severely damaged by the incident at Red Bee Media last...
Media Management
Red Bee still dealing with access services problems
Company is still experiencing issues with creating and adding pre-recorded subtitles, audio descriptions and signing to programmes
Media Management
Channel 4 still suffering issues following Red Bee Media fire
Some viewers were unable to watch e4 last night as the channel went off air
Media Management
Fire alarm at Red Bee’s Broadcast Centre takes channels off air
According to reports, a "sonic wave" shut down Red Bee's server room
Business
Dowden: Channel 4 remaining public would be ‘act of self harm’
Culture secretary to lay out reasoning behind Channel 4 privatisation in speech to RTS Cambridge Convention
Business
EY: Channel 4 privatisation could lead to 26 per cent reduction in supply chain jobs
A privatised Channel 4 could lead to a £2 billion (29 per cent) reduction in the broadcaster’s contribution through its supply chain to the...
Business
Channel 4 planning international AVoD
Broadcaster's CEO Alex Mahon says new streamer will mirror All4
Business
Broadcasters and industry stakeholders unite to launch The Freelance Charter
Key stakeholders from the UK TV industry come together at the Edinburgh TV Festival to sign a landmark charter that pledges to improve freelance...
Business
Privatisation will “destroy essence of Channel 4”
The channel's chief content officer, Ian Katz, suggests that a profit-driven enterprise would be a "different beast" to the innovative channel people know
Business
Broadcasters appoint Gopalakrishnan, Boswood to senior technology roles
Prasanna Gopalakrishnan joins Sky as group chief technology officer, Grace Boswood appointed Channel 4's new technology officer
Business
Search to begin for new Channel 4 chair
Charles Gurassa will step down in January at the end of his second three-year term
Business
Discovery ‘mulling takeover bid for Channel 4’
Should any deal happen, it would give Discovery a large enough UK portfolio to compete for advertising with ITV
Business
UK government opens Channel 4 sell-off consultation
Government wants to keep Channel 4's status as a public service broadcaster
Business
Whittingdale: Merging ITV and Channel 4 “an interesting possibility”
Minister in charge of the consultation on the future of Channel 4 was speaking to the DCMS Committee
Business
Channel 4 could be privatised ‘as soon as next year’
Options are said to include an outright sale, a partial offloading of the government's stake or a mutual ownership model
Media Consumption
Sky, Channel 4 and ITV’s new advertising metric takes CFlight
New post-campaign online evaluation tool uses combined linear TV and broadcaster VoD (BVoD) data to show media buyers how popular their campaigns have been