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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Broadcaster suggests creating an intellectual property joint venture proposition with an external investor as majority shareholder
Possible buyers include ITV, Comcast which owns Sky, Channel 5's owner Paramount, Discovery and French company Vivendi
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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"This would be an unforgivable act of cultural barbarism," said the National Union of Journalists
According to reports, the broadcaster could be sold off for around £1 billion
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House of Lords Digital and Communication Committee was also unhappy at Channel 4's own response to the consultation
DCMS is said to have been inundated with submissions following the government's consultation on the future of the broadcaster
The former Channel 4 boss originally fought against the idea of privatising the channel, but changed his mind in 2015
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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...
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
Should any deal happen, it would give Discovery a large enough UK portfolio to compete for advertising with ITV
Government wants to keep Channel 4's status as a public service broadcaster
Minister in charge of the consultation on the future of Channel 4 was speaking to the DCMS Committee
Options are said to include an outright sale, a partial offloading of the government's stake or a mutual ownership model
Culture secretary tells DCMS Committee government could sell off broadcaster by end of the current parliament
PM reportedly thinks privatising the broadcaster is a "great idea"
Calling UK public service broadcaster Channel 4 a 'great Conservative innovation', British Prime Minister David Cameron has said that 'private investment into Channel 4...