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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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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
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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...
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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
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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...
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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...
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‘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
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UK government to proceed with Channel 4 privatisation
According to reports, the broadcaster could be sold off for around £1 billion
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‘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
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Tory MPs call on government to “leave Channel 4 alone”
Conservatives clash over plans to privatise the broadcaster
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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...
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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
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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
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UK government opens Channel 4 sell-off consultation
Government wants to keep Channel 4's status as a public service broadcaster
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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
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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
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Dowden: Channel 4 could be privatised by 2024
Culture secretary tells DCMS Committee government could sell off broadcaster by end of the current parliament
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Is Channel 4 the government’s next target?
PM reportedly thinks privatising the broadcaster is a "great idea"
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UK government weighs Channel 4 privatisation
Calling UK public service broadcaster Channel 4 a 'great Conservative innovation', British Prime Minister David Cameron has said that 'private investment into Channel 4...