High-profile politicians and media figures have slammed the UK government’s decision to press ahead with privatizing It’s A Sin broadcaster Channel 4, as a petition to stop the process nears 35,000 signatures.
Yesterday, it emerged Conservative government ministers were moving to sell the broadcaster, which is publicly-owned but funded commercially. The hope is to raise around £1Bn (1.3Bn) from a deal, with ITV, Discovery and Sky all linked.
The government’s decision comes despite overwhelming opposition from the UK’s production industry, which is significantly aided by Channel 4’s business model of not owning the content it commissions.
Several high profile creatives took to social media to demand the process ends.
The Thick of It and Veep creator Armando Iannucci criticized the government for ignoring results of a consultation into the sale, tweeting: “They asked for ‘a debate’; 90 of submissions in that debate said it was a bad idea.
Yesterday, it emerged Conservative government ministers were moving to sell the broadcaster, which is publicly-owned but funded commercially. The hope is to raise around £1Bn (1.3Bn) from a deal, with ITV, Discovery and Sky all linked.
The government’s decision comes despite overwhelming opposition from the UK’s production industry, which is significantly aided by Channel 4’s business model of not owning the content it commissions.
Several high profile creatives took to social media to demand the process ends.
The Thick of It and Veep creator Armando Iannucci criticized the government for ignoring results of a consultation into the sale, tweeting: “They asked for ‘a debate’; 90 of submissions in that debate said it was a bad idea.
- 4/5/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
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