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- Unlike the BBC, Channel 4 receives no public funding. It is funded entirely by its own commercial activities. Most of our income comes from advertising revenue.
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Jan 5, 2023 · Instead of a sale, the government has agreed reforms to help Channel 4 grow and better compete in the age of streaming giants. Plans include allowing Channel 4 the flexibility to make some...
Apr 4, 2022 · Channel 4, founded by Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government in 1982 to deliver programmes for under-served audiences, is funded by advertising but is publicly owned.
Jan 5, 2023 · Created in 1982 by the Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher, Channel 4 is entirely funded by advertising, out of public ownership. Everything it airs is commissioned from external production companies.
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Jul 18, 2022 · Our public service broadcasters — both publicly and commercially funded — continue to be a vital part of this mixed ecology, contributing hugely important social, cultural and economic...
- Objectives and scopeThis government is committed to the continued success of the UK’s mixed broadcasting ecology. As we seek to ensure that success...
- Channel 4 Television Corporation began broadcasting in 1982. A self-financing public corporation, it is publicly-owned but commercially run. Its cu...
- The government wants to see the creative industries supercharged so they may drive economic growth, unleash investment, create jobs and build on ou...
- Taking account of the government’s aims and priorities for public service broadcasting and the need to examine all possible options, it is appropri...
- The government is now considering changes to the operating model of Channel 4, including its ownership. The current licencing period for Channel 4...
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- 6.1 Next stepsA summary of responses and the government’s response to this consultation will be published in due course following the closure of th...
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Privacy NoticeWho is collecting my data?The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) he...
Apr 5, 2022 · "Channel 4 is publicly owned, not publicly funded. It doesn't cost the tax payer a penny. It also, by charter, commissions content but doesn't make/own its own.
Apr 5, 2022 · Unlike the BBC, Channel 4 is funded by advertising but has remained publicly owned. However, on Monday 4th April 2022, Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries confirmed that Channel 4 would be...
However, instead of receiving public funding (like the BBC), Channel 4 gets its money through advertising. Unlike other broadcasters, it doesn't make its own shows - they are all made by...
