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Channel 4 was set up by the government with a unique model and remit that aims to stimulate the independent production sector, drive innovation in broadcasting and to commission programmes that...
- Our Remit Explained
The remit, which has evolved and been refined in legislation...
- Our Remit Explained
Since Channel 4 was created in 1982, it has been at the centre of national conversations and a catalyst for the creation of a world-beating production sector in the UK.
Before Channel 4 and S4C, Britain had three terrestrial television services: BBC1, BBC2, and ITV, with BBC2 the last to launch in 1964. The Broadcasting Act 1980 began the process of adding a fourth; Channel 4 was formally created, along with its Welsh counterpart, by an act of Parliament in 1982.
It’s the impact that Channel 4 has on society, on viewers, on British culture, on the creative industries and on the wider economy. It’s why Channel 4 is – and will continue to be – different.
Dr Simon Cross, Nottingham Trent University, looks back at the impetus behind the creation of Channel 4, namely to widen the register of public discourse by extending the range and diversity of voices on British TV.
Apr 5, 2022 · Public service broadcaster Channel 4 is due to be privatised under plans by Boris Johnson's UK government, Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has announced.
When Channel 4 was born in 1982, it owed its conception to creative visionaries who had been lobbying, briefing and cajoling for nigh on two decades.
