Channel 4 won't be privatised
04-11-2022, 09:32
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Channel 4 won't be privatised
Common looks set to win
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Rishi Sunak expected to shelve plans to privatise Channel 4
Privatisation expected to be among the many low-priority policies that will be scrapped by the prime minister
The decision to drop the sale of Channel 4 from the media bill has been signalled by Downing Street to industry and Whitehall. It would be welcomed by the publicly owned broadcaster, which has faced half a dozen privatisation proposals since it was launched in 1982.
Sunak had privately been sceptical of the case for prioritising the Channel 4 privatisation while he was chancellor, but threw his support behind the plan during his unsuccessful bid to become Conservative party leader over the summer. His view at the time was that although he believed Channel 4 was a crucial part of British broadcasting, it needed private funding to compete with well-resourced streaming services, such as Netflix and Amazon.
“It’s likely that the government will want to quietly drop privatisation”, one senior Tory said. “It’s unpopular with some parts of the party, has a huge impact on our creative sector and the media bill can be pushed through without including it”.
Culture secretary Michelle Donelan, who was appointed under former prime minister Liz Truss, said in September she was “re-examining” the business case for selling the broadcaster with a final decision on the matter expected in the coming weeks.
The sale of Channel 4 has faced fierce opposition from some in the parliamentary Tory party and Sunak’s cabinet. Speaking earlier this year, before becoming chancellor, Jeremy Hunt said it would be a “shame” to lose the competition between Channel 4 and the BBC in public service broadcasting. Andrew Mitchell, a minister in the Foreign Office, said this month that he was “very much against” the sale.
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https://www.ft.com/content/2898cce0-...a-46996229061a
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04-11-2022, 09:36
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Re: Channel 4 won't be privatised
A bit of good decision making at last, what's going on !
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04-11-2022, 09:37
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Re: Channel 4 won't be privatised
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A bit of good decision making at last, what's going on !
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They collapsed in the polls. It’s funny how that focuses the mind.
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04-11-2022, 09:54
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Re: Channel 4 won't be privatised
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They collapsed in the polls. It’s funny how that focuses the mind.
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Doesn't it just, and so it should !
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04-11-2022, 11:40
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Re: Channel 4 won't be privatised
Common sense has prevailed.
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04-11-2022, 11:44
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Re: Channel 4 won't be privatised
So, C4 not being privatised, Johnson and Truss gone - a certain lurking CF Member is on a streak for being totally incorrect in their forecasts… 
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04-01-2023, 12:33
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Re: Channel 4 won't be privatised
More unofficial confirmation:-
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Culture secretary Michelle Donelan has recommended that the planned Channel 4 privatisation does not go ahead, a leaked email has revealed.
Writing to Rishi Sunak, the cabinet minister said there are “better ways to ensure C4’s sustainability” than selling it off.
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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-b2255813.html
Seems its a another u-turn they'd rather be leaked than officially announced.
Just need to save BBC4 now...
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04-01-2023, 15:51
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Yup, hopefully another daft decision that will be reversed. They had it the right way around first time by streaming BBC3 instead but I'm happier with both on Freeview.
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04-01-2023, 18:57
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Re: Channel 4 won't be privatised
Common sense have prevailed.
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04-01-2023, 19:26
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Re: Channel 4 won't be privatised
It's a channel I never watch, so wouldn't be missed by me.
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04-01-2023, 20:23
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It's a channel I never watch, so wouldn't be missed by me.
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Don't worry, CBeebies is safe
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05-01-2023, 10:09
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Re: Channel 4 won't be privatised
After seeing that dreadful Prince Andrew - The Musical the other day on channel 4 it reminded me how rubbish the channel is.
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05-01-2023, 14:15
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Re: Channel 4 won't be privatised
All the channels have rubbish programmes on them.
'Rubbish' is also subjective, one persons rubbish is a great programme to someone else.
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05-01-2023, 14:37
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Re: Channel 4 won't be privatised
After that initial leak on 4 November last year and subsequent ones, it's now official.
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The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport said the broadcaster will remain in public ownership "but with greater commercial flexibility, increased investment in skills and jobs across the UK" as well as "new production arrangements to support its long-term sustainability and growth".
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https://news.sky.com/story/plans-to-...firms-12780408
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07-01-2023, 20:19
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Re: Channel 4 won't be privatised
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