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As a publisher-broadcaster, Channel 4 does not produce its own programmes but commissions them from more than 300 independent production companies across the UK every year.
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 of...
Nov 8, 2023 · UK broadcaster Channel 4 will need to ensure that more than third of its programmes are made by independent producers as part of new rules that will allow it to make and own rights to...
Apr 5, 2022 · Unlike other broadcasters, it doesn't make its own shows - they are all made by independent production companies. Any profits go back into programme-making.
May 5, 2022 · Retaining and strengthening its current model, under which Channel 4 does not make its own content, instead employing hundreds of independent production companies to make its...
Jan 5, 2023 · Channel 4 has not previously been allowed to make its own programmes - meaning it also doesn't own the rights to hits, which can be lucrative when the shows are sold to...
Jul 6, 2021 · The government is considering the sell-off of Channel 4 as it opens a public consultation into its future. The channel, founded in 1982, is funded by advertising but is publicly-owned.