All Channel 4 Privatisation articles – Page 5
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NewsLabour: Channel 4 sale could ‘kill off’ country’s indie film sector
Opposition party says the sale would ‘hit jobs in the regions and nations, undermining British made programming and representation’
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NewsBectu: PSBs under attack ‘like never before’
Union passes two motions at Prospect National Conference as the Federation of Entertainment Unions sets out concerns to Nadine Dorries
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NewsJack Thorne: ‘distinctively British’ content harder to make under privatised C4
Help writer warns rise of international co-pros poses a challenge to local interest dramas
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NewsC4 future in balance as Boris Johnson faces vote of no confidence
Ex minister Jesse Norman criticises privatisation plan in his letter to 1922 Committee
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FeaturesFour key takeaways from the broadcasting white paper
The latest proposals for the biggest overhaul of the sector in years
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NewsEquity holds Leeds rally against C4 sale
Labour MP Lucy Powell and Hollyoaks actress Dawn Hope address attendees
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NewsPact predicts privatised C4 will slash spend by 75%
Trade body revises up cost of sale for indie sector to £4.2bn over the next decade
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NewsC4 News highlights growth following Dorries criticism
Editor Esme Wren reveals 24% increase in share, following culture secretary’s claim ITN bulletin ‘does itself no favours’
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NewsDorries: new owner must retain C4’s PSB status for a decade
Broadcaster’s current profitability makes it the best time to sell, said culture secretary
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NewsDavid Abraham: C4 sale plan ‘utterly baffling’
Calls for regulators to scrutinise decision amid doubts over number of buyers
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NewsBectu slams ‘disastrous’ C4 sale plan cemented in Queen’s Speech
Philippa Childs cites unique role played by PSB
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NewsC4 sale draws criticism at Bafta TV Awards
Krishnendu Majumdar & Steve McQueen talk up PSB system as Stephen Lambert attacks privatisation plan
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NewsMahon: selling C4 could undermine all public service broadcasting
Chief exec says changing the ecosystem could lead to ‘degradation of standards’
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NewsITN calls for news to be safeguarded under Channel 4 sale
Demands ringfenced funding, guaranteed prominence and editorial independence
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NewsIan Katz clashes with Midlands mayor over C4 spend
Andy Street backs privatisation following ‘tiny’ investment; content chief fires back
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NewsBen Frow: privatised C4 must remain risky
Paramount programming boss highlights unique role played by rival PSB
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CommentChannel 4 - From new channel on the block to broadcasting icon
Paul Reynolds at MassiveMusic discusses the way sound and music have been integral to the success so far of Channel 4
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News‘Big on rhetoric, light on detail’ - assessing reactions to the white paper
Bectu and NUJ plus BBC and ITV among industry bodies that have responeded to planned reforms
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NewsC4 sale: Katz sets out £300m threat to indies
Raises fears privatisation will result in same old shows from same old indies
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NewsTwelve Tory MPs publicly critical of Channel 4 sale
Five Conservatives criticise the policy following urgent question in parliament