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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
Without too many restrictions being imposed by government, this channel could be transformed with the increased cash that it would be able to raise by not being in public ownership. Only then, in the right ownership, could we be free of these mundane cookery, home makeover, house selling shows and the rest.
Before you jump to conclusions about the value of Channel 4, it might be worthwhile to look at the schedules for the week and work out exactly how many of the programmes on the channel you are actually watching. You might be surprised. Unpleasantly, I would wager.
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All broadcasters will make 'mundane cookery, home makeover, house selling shows'. It's cheap to produce, is popular enough that it's worth making, and for ad funded broadcasters brings ad revenue in along with the viewers.
By making those shows, Channel 4 gets the profits to reinvest in the shows that profit-for-shareholders commercial broadcasters don't touch with barge pole.