Media Bill faces further delay
Government plans to publish draft version following C4 sale U-turn
Michelle Donelan visits C4’s Leeds HQ
Culture secretary tours Majestic building and C4 News studio
Armando Iannucci: aborted C4 sale highlights MPs’ ‘authoritarian approach’
The Thick Of It creator slams Westminster’s troubling attitude
Labour slams C4 sale process as ‘waste of time and money’
Abandoned plan cost nearly £2m
Horseferry Road sale off the table
Broadcaster to remain in iconic SW1 building after avoiding privatisation
C4 qualifying indie quota to be raised
Michelle Donelan commits to raising minimum target beyond 25% threshold to offset in-house production plan
C4 won’t ask staff to leave London
Alex Mahon reveals drive to locate 600 roles outside Horseferrry Rd will take place organically
Lords Committee chair calls for ‘urgent’ Media Bill debate
Tina Stowell: clock is ticking to safeguard C4 and guarantee PSB prominence
Interview: Alex Mahon offers reassurance over C4 Studios
Chief exec praises colleagues and promises ‘sympathetic’ approach to in-house production
Pact nervous about end to C4 publisher-broadcaster status
Jane Muirhead welcomes privatisation U-turn but warns in-house production could prove just as damaging
Alex Mahon hails DCMS decision and looks to future
Chief exec says public ownership is set ‘for foreseeable future’
Official: C4 will not be sold
Michelle Donelan dubs C4 a ‘linchpin’ of UK creativity as she commits to bringing forward Media Bill
C4 in-house proposal prompts mixed reaction
Indies elated by privatisation reprieve, but differing views emerge over ending publisher-broadcaster status
C4 avoids privatisation: Twitter reaction
Jack Thorne, Lucy Powell and Nadine Dorries among to shared thoughts
Alex Mahon asks staff to keep quiet over sale U-turn
Chief exec calls for caution until deal is formally announced
C4: Michelle Donelan letter in full
Culture secretary sets out alternative to sale in document obtained by The News Agents
C4 privatisation scrapped
Michelle Donelan sets out package of measures to ensure sustainability – including potential for in-house production
Michelle Donelan indicates Channel 4 sale is off the table
Minister tells DCMS committee that she is looking at “other options” for broadcaster
Government expected to call for sale of C4’s Horseferry Rd
Future of iconic building in doubt as prospect of privatisation diminishes
Rishi Sunak expected to scrap C4 sale - report
Senior Conservative source suggests privatisation to be quietly dropped amid more pressing policies
Environment secretary serenades C4 execs
Thérèse Coffey offers supportive singalong at broadcaster’s 40th birthday bash
Michelle Donelan: media bill is happening
Minister commits to push through broadcasting reforms ‘very soon’
Indies and politicians sign anti-privatisation birthday card for C4
Card delivered by group including Tory MP Peter Bottomley
Minister Andrew Mitchell: C4 saved my life
International development minister comes out against privatisation
Labour offers strong backing to BBC and Channel 4
Shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell says PSBs “will be safe in Labour’s hands”
MPs accuse Dorries of trying to trash C4’s reputation
DCMSC finds no truth in former culture secretary’s Tower Block of Commons fakery claim
Donelan: C4 sale plan will be ‘thoroughly’ reviewed
Culture secretary notes dependence of creative sector on Horseferry Rd
Revealed: who responded to the C4 consultation
ITV, Paramount, STV and Sky among organisations to submit views - with the BBC conspicuous by its absence
Bazalgette: C4 sale talk ‘a damaging distraction’
Outgoing ITV chair raises spectre of PSB not renewing its licence if prominence legislation slips
C4 sale slips off political agenda
Industry execs and political figures claim government has gone cold on privatisation
Dorries reveals BBC & C4 frustration
Former culture secretary says licence fee review was ‘ready to go’ - and claims Liz Truss backed privatisation
Mahon doubles down on evidence in latest privatisation twist
C4 chief executive notes that the legislative agenda has changed
Donelan pledges ‘evidence-based’ review of C4 sale and BBC licence fee
Newly-appointed culture secretary to re-examine privatisation plan
Dorries to quit as culture secretary
Penny Mordaunt and Kemi Badenoch linked to role ahead of cabinet reshuffle
Dorries tipped to remain culture secretary under Truss
New leader of Conservative Party expected to retain status quo at the DCMS
Producers call on incoming PM to scrap C4 sale plan
Pact letter urging new leader to ‘honour’ Thatcher’s legacy draws almost 770 signatories
Barbara Met Alan producer believes BBC fears government
Bryony Arnold expresses concern over corporation’s mindset
C4 offers staff bonus to ward off privatisation brain drain
Employees will receive up to 25% of salary if they stay in post until summer 2023
Rishi Sunak pledges to push ahead with C4 privatisation
Spokesman for would-be PM says he backs sale of broadcaster
C4 to plough over £700m into programming in 2022
Anticipates investing record sum as Alex Mahon’s pay breaks £1m barrier
Revealed: Penny Mordaunt’s previous praise for C4
Tory frontrunner has been effusive about broadcaster’s role covering disability
Nadhim Zahawi: I will liberate successful C4
Tory leadership contender keen to free broadcaster’s shackles
Mahon: DCMS pressured C4 to rework annual report
Chief exec reveals department attempted to influence how broadcaster presented itself
Sale of C4 ‘50/50’ after Johnson resignation
Leading candidates reportedly lukewarm on privatisation
C4 supporter Tugendhat enters Tory leadership race
MP co-signed February letter declaring: C4 isn’t broke and doesn’t need fixing
C4 sale and licence fee review up in air as Johnson resigns
Industry’s big political issues have been driven by PM and loyal culture secretary Nadine Dorries
Culture minister Julia Lopez resigns
MP for Hornchurch and Upminster has been a key figure in Channel 4 privatisation process
Tory voters cool on C4 sale plan
Policy polls at bottom of list of government priorities
Kosminsky and Callender take aim at C4 privatisation
The Undeclared War duo hail broadcaster’s identity
Idris Elba in talks with Miroma over £1bn Channel 4 bid
Luther star and Green Door founder reportedly being lined up to spearhead an acqusition
Big Boys’ graduation from BBC3 to C4
Jack Rooke cites impact of Shameless on coming-of-age sitcom
David Abraham: lack of clarity undermines C4 sale
Sale will ‘maim’ indies according to broadcaster’s former chief exec
Katz: privatised C4 will not be funny
Chief creative officer sets out fears over impact of sale on comedy as he unveils Welsh-language opera
Labour: 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’
Bectu: 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
Jack 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
C4 future in balance as Boris Johnson faces vote of no confidence
Ex minister Jesse Norman criticises privatisation plan in his letter to 1922 Committee
Equity holds Leeds rally against C4 sale
Labour MP Lucy Powell and Hollyoaks actress Dawn Hope address attendees
Pact 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
C4 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’
Dorries: 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
David Abraham: C4 sale plan ‘utterly baffling’
Calls for regulators to scrutinise decision amid doubts over number of buyers
Bectu slams ‘disastrous’ C4 sale plan cemented in Queen’s Speech
Philippa Childs cites unique role played by PSB
C4 sale draws criticism at Bafta TV Awards
Krishnendu Majumdar & Steve McQueen talk up PSB system as Stephen Lambert attacks privatisation plan
Mahon: selling C4 could undermine all public service broadcasting
Chief exec says changing the ecosystem could lead to ‘degradation of standards’
ITN calls for news to be safeguarded under Channel 4 sale
Demands ringfenced funding, guaranteed prominence and editorial independence
Ian Katz clashes with Midlands mayor over C4 spend
Andy Street backs privatisation following ‘tiny’ investment; content chief fires back
Ben Frow: privatised C4 must remain risky
Paramount programming boss highlights unique role played by rival PSB
‘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
C4 sale: Katz sets out £300m threat to indies
Raises fears privatisation will result in same old shows from same old indies
Twelve Tory MPs publicly critical of Channel 4 sale
Five Conservatives criticise the policy following urgent question in parliament
Government pledges to find ‘right owner’ for Channel 4
Keen to find buyer that shares belief in ‘what makes it special’
C4 sale: 96% of responses disagree with privatisation
Government sets out justification for sale in face of overwhelming opposition
White paper to pave way for huge C4 in-house operation
Up to 75% of PSB’s output could be made in-house under privatisation plan
Russell T Davies, Jack Thorne & Nida Manzoor voice C4 privatisation fears
Bafta Craft TV attendees set out the impact the broadcaster has had on their careers
Dorries and Mahon set out opposing privatisation views
Culture secretary and C4 chief executive lay out their positions with newspaper op-eds
Channel 4 privatisation: the inside story
What now for the top team at Horseferry Rd and C4’s would-be bidders, as DCMS prepares the pathway to privatisation?
Revealed: C4’s offer to sell Horseferry Road
Broadcaster was open to offloading iconic office as part of rebuffed The Next Episode vision
City leaders urge Nadine Dorries to cancel privatisation
Sadiq Khan, Andy Burnham and Tracy Brabin among signatories of letter to culture secretary
Revealed: the N&R masterplan C4 hoped would ward off privatisation
Broadcaster proposed massive training scheme, more recruitment and £2bn investment in N&R shows over 10 years
Katz shares ‘profound disappointment’ with suppliers over C4 sale
Chief creative officer calls out government over lack of evidence
In-house production on the cards at privatised C4
Government expecting significant interest in buying the PSB
Tory backlash against plans to sell off C4
Tom Tugendhat, Ruth Davidson, Jeremy Hunt and Damian Green criticise party’s decision
C4 sale plans dubbed ‘cultural vandalism’ by unions
Bectu, NUJ and TAC join chorus of criticism at plans to sell broadcaster
Nadine Dorries to invest C4 sale proceeds into ‘levelling up’
Culture secretary pledges ‘creative dividend for all’ following anticipated £1bn sale
DCMS: sustainability is behind C4 sale decision
Nadine Dorries’ department wants broadcaster to maintain ‘cherished’ status
Pact urges government to think again over C4 privatisation
Plus Tory MP Damian Green slams the decision
Government pushes ahead with C4 privatisation
Alex Mahon informs staff of ’disappointing’ decision
Ian Cheshire appointed C4 chair
Former Kingfisher chief exec replaces interim chair Dawn Airey next week
Ofcom chair Michael Grade will leave personal views ‘at the door’
Tory peer grilled by DCMS committee over BBC licence fee and C4 privatisation remarks
Dawn Airey and Nadine Dorries meet to discuss C4 future
Interim chair and chief exec Alex Mahon sat down with culture secretary for first time
Former Pact exec joins C4 as policy head
Emily Davidson replaces Helen Jay in senior public affairs role
Senior Tories tell PM: selling C4 will have ‘adverse’ impact
Tom Tugendhat & Karen Bradley among six Conservatives to issue warning to Boris Johnson
Tory MPs urge Boris Johnson against C4 sale: letter in full
’Channel 4 isn’t broke, and doesn’t need fixing’
Dawn Airey named as C4 interim chair
Newly-appointed board member steps up to guide broadcaster through potential privatisation process
Don’t sell C4, Karen Bradley tells Tories
Former culture secretary warns privatisation will harm the industry
C4 chair race enters final furlong
Candidates with experience of ‘stewarding businesses’ through sales to be interviewed shortly
Dawn Airey among C4 non-exec directors
Ofcom appoints former Channel 5 exec, alongside Sarah Sands & Tess Alps
Lords undecided on C4 future - but want Terms of Trade overhaul
Communications Committee recommends the ToT are revised to help smaller indies
Nadine Dorries: no decision on C4 sale
Culture secretary tells DCMS Committee there are ’a number of issues to consider’