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Klaus
post 4th April 2022, 06:10 PM
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This would be an awful outcome if so. Channel 4’s not for profit setup has allowed it to take the lead in diverse programming and to take risks that other mainstream broadcasters may not be able to. I mean it takes that in some interesting directions sometimes but, as a whole, the channel regularly punches above its weight.
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post 4th April 2022, 06:39 PM
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Johnson is undoing more of Thatcher's policies than Blair managed.
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post 4th April 2022, 08:24 PM
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Absolutely not. Channel 4 is a remarkable success story that has produced some incredible British content. All at risk when the channel also has to take profit into account as it’s primary objective. C4 is essential for serving some key markets
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post 4th April 2022, 09:59 PM
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The ironic thing is you can’t get TV that is anymore British than Channel 4, for better or worse! It’s the most representative of all areas of the country and the exact thing that the Gov should be promoting rather than allowing it to be watered down.
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post 4th April 2022, 10:01 PM
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So this government really is just trying to neuter all the main channels huh? :/

Channel 4 has always produced much more left-field and daring content and while I don't watch them all the time, I'd be much more interested in a drama on here than an ITV one. It would be such a loss to see that change through this.
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post 5th April 2022, 08:23 AM
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Very worrying. Apparently it's profitable, apparently it's in good working order, apparently it's liked by the public, but what it isn't is supportive of the government.

same playbook as all the other conservative authoritarians from Orban to Putin, do not allow dissenting media and your government will survive. Labour should announce they'll protect it/reverse privatisation but I suspect committing to anything drastic and actually doable before it happens like that would take far too much moral courage.
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post 5th April 2022, 10:01 AM
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Ideally, Labour will say that they will bring it back into public ownership at the price paid for it or (if it has tradeable shares) its market value, whichever is the lower. That might help put off potential buyers and should also be a defence against any legal action as buyers will have known the risks involved.

A few Tory MPs have spoken out against this. Whether that translates into them voting against it is, of course, a totally different matter.
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post 5th April 2022, 11:12 AM
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All because they won't bow down and kiss the feet of Boris and his gang of mendacious crooks. It reeks of fascism.
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post 5th April 2022, 01:47 PM
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It NeEdS tO cOmpEtE wItH nEtFlIx aNd AmAzOn spongebob.png
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post 5th April 2022, 04:00 PM
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QUOTE(Bustin Jieber @ Apr 5 2022, 12:12 PM) *
All because they won't bow down and kiss the feet of Boris and his gang of mendacious crooks. It reeks of fascism.


THIS!!

Those fascist crooks need to gtfo of power! A disgrace that people voted them in in the first place.
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post 5th April 2022, 08:54 PM
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Yup and Dorries proved on her comittee appearance about Ch4 she doesn’t actually know anything about the company hence this is clearly an ideological decision!
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post 28th April 2022, 08:45 PM
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On a phone-in this morning, Dorries claimed that Channel 5 was privatised a few years ago. As it has never been state-owned, it cannot possibly have been privatised. She was invited to defend her policy on Channel 4 News, not an unreasonable request. She refused. No other Tories were prepared to defend their policy either. I can't imagine why.
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Klaus
post 7th July 2022, 03:03 PM
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post 20th September 2022, 07:22 PM
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In an interview on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, she revealed that the Truss government was "looking at the business case" for privatisation despite claims under Dorries that the broadcaster lacked the financial firepower to withstand the rise of American streaming giants like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+.

"We are looking especially at the business case for the sale of Channel 4 and making sure that we still agree with that decision, and that is what I am doing," she said.

"I'm the type of politician that bases their decisions on evidence, that bases their decisions on listening and that's what I will be doing over the coming weeks.

"I will take that approach when it comes to Channel 4 and every aspect of my brief."



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