This year: Channel 4 gears up for a bumpy year as privatisation remains on the cards Media in 2022 With another year approaching, the debate around Channel 4’s privatisation continues to lurk behind our TV screens.
Channel 5 joins BBC and ITV as a shareholder in controller of Freeview TV Channel 5 has become an investor in Freeview, joining BBC, ITV and Channel 4 as shareholders.
Channel 4 resist sale after hiring media bankers CHANNEL 4 Channel 4 has hired a team of top bankers as the broadcaster weighs up its options for the future.
Government blocks reappointment of Channel 4 board members including The King’s Speech director Tom Hooper December 14, 2021 Academy Award-winning director Tom Hooper, and the board’s only person from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background, Althea Efunshile, have been blocked by the UK government from re-appointment to the Channel 4 board this evening.
Ofcom appoints new Channel 4 board amid privatisation discussions December 6, 2021 Ofcom has today announced the appointment of four new non-executive directors to the Board of Channel 4 as the broadcaster continues discussions around privatisation.
City barristers to hit the screen in new Channel 4 legal documentary November 26, 2021 Barristers from 25 Bedford Row will star in a new show with “unprecedented access” to legal lives. In a four-part documentary, tentatively named The Defenders, a group of barristers from one of the UK’s top criminal defence chambers will be followed around on their daily lives. The Defenders will show how the barristers work through [...]
Channel 4 to broadcast live Betfred Super League November 24, 2021 Live Super League will be broadcast on free-to-air television for the first time in its 26-year history on Channel 4.
Culture Secretary says social media has been ‘hijacked’ by left-wing activists November 19, 2021 Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries said people have become afraid to say what they think for fear of being "cancelled".
The Great British Buzz: 157 per cent surge in baking businesses following hit show November 18, 2021 Ahead of The Great British Bake Off final next week, business insurer Simply Business has revealed there was a 157 per cent increase in home baking businesses across the UK between 2019 and 2020.
Channel 4 outspends BBC by £30m for indie TV November 17, 2021 Channel 4 spent nearly £30m more than the BBC on independent productions outside of London last year but the number of new suppliers it worked with declined by 14 per cent.