Submitted on Tuesday 5th April 2022
Rejected on Thursday 7th April 2022
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Retain Channel 4 as a publicly owned broadcaster
Revoke plans to privatise Channel 4. There is no sound economic or social reason to do so.
Privatisation threatens less profitable programmes like news/current affairs and reduces its capacity to nurture new talent/innovation.
C4 does not cost the taxpayer - the money it makes is reinvested.
Analysts believe that a privatised C4 would face a 40-50% cut to its £660m programming budget.
Additionally, it is reported that 90% of respondents to the public consultation said it was “a bad idea”.
A report published by government found that the number of C4 jobs would fall by 18%.
Benefits of a cash windfall to government are greatly outweighed by the detrimental impact on the independent TV sector.
Examples of C4 broadcasts: The Great British Bake Off, Gogglebox, Friday Night Dinner.
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