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    • Friday, 14 April, 2023
      ReviewTelevision
      Lyra, Channel 4 review — an elegiac reflection on journalist Lyra McKee

      Documentary about the life and death of the Northern Irish reporter feels both personal and vital

    • Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      Amazon and Google told to let UK radio stations stream on smart speakers

      Requirement part of biggest overhaul of rules for online and traditional broadcasting in 20 years

    • Thursday, 5 January, 2023
      UK television production companies warn on Channel 4 reforms

      Government rejects privatisation in favour of changes to preserve broadcaster’s financial sustainability

    • Tuesday, 27 December, 2022
      ReviewTelevision
      Prince Andrew: The Musical, Channel 4 — royal narcissism makes for scandalous showtunes

      The programme has to tread a fine line when it comes to the allegations of sexual assault

    • Friday, 4 November, 2022
      UK politics & policy
      Sunak expected to shelve plans to privatise Channel 4

      Privatisation expected to be among the many low-priority policies that will be scrapped by the prime minister

    • Thursday, 27 October, 2022
      ReviewTelevision
      Jimmy Carr Destroys Art, Channel 4 — grim and unedifying

      Programme in which a studio audience is asked to vote on whether to expunge ‘problematic’ artwork is woefully misguided

    • Monday, 26 September, 2022
      ReviewTelevision
      Make Me Prime Minister channels The Apprentice to find the UK’s ‘alternative PM’

      Alastair Campbell and Baroness Warsi judge the ministerial potential of opinionated Britons on a new reality TV show

    • Tuesday, 20 September, 2022
      UK government ‘re-examining’ Channel 4 privatisation plan

      Marked change of tone from new culture secretary will raise broadcaster’s hopes of staying in public hands

    • Tuesday, 16 August, 2022
      Social Media
      UK’s young adults spending more time on TikTok than watching TV

      Ofcom survey points to challenges for traditional broadcasters in keeping pace with digital and streaming trends

    • Monday, 27 June, 2022
      ReviewTelevision
      The Undeclared War, Channel 4 — secret service thriller stars Mark Rylance and Simon Pegg

      The series created by ‘Wolf Hall’ director Peter Kosminsky roots its fiction in today’s real-world politics

    • Saturday, 18 June, 2022
      David Abraham
      Channel 4 privatisation is a solution in search of a problem

      This model has helped sustain a successful British industry, and has proved itself across four decades of film and television

    • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
      Interview
      Channel 4 head Alex Mahon: ‘It’s not for me to oppose privatisation’

      Chief executive says she will remain ‘independent’ during expected legislative battle over state-owned UK broadcaster

    • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
      Channel 4 pushes back against privatisation

      UK broadcaster says there are many ‘stages to go in ownership discussions’ after announcing record results

    • Wednesday, 27 April, 2022
      Media
      TV rules revamp offers more bargaining power to BBC, ITV and C4

      Planned legislation aims to give UK public service broadcasters boost in battle against streaming services

    • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
      Cat Rutter Pooley
      Lessons for Channel 4 from Royal Mail’s privatisation

      Pros and cons of the government’s proposal to end public ownership of broadcaster

    • Thursday, 7 April, 2022
      Documents reveal Channel 4’s failed bid to head off privatisation

      Broadcaster’s plan to access private capital using hybrid model rejected by UK culture secretary

    • Thursday, 7 April, 2022
      Due Diligence
      The M&A deal that almost nobody wants Premium content

      Plus, JetBlue gatecrashes Spirit’s merger with budget rival Frontier, and a scandal at KPMG comes to a close

    • Wednesday, 6 April, 2022
      Cat Rutter Pooley
      What’s the point in privatising Channel 4?

      The political will to push through a sale has changed, not the economic logic

    • Tuesday, 5 April, 2022
      Lex
      Channel 4: privatisation would leave most acquirers tuning out

      Even allowing for the UK broadcaster’s tendency to hoard cash, only the boldest private equity buyers would be interested

    • Tuesday, 5 April, 2022
      News in-depth
      Channel 4 sale leaves potential buyers in a quandary

      Private sector is largely happy for the UK broadcaster to stay in public hands

    • Monday, 4 April, 2022
      Channel 4 to be sold off by government for up to £1bn

      Ministers maintain public ownership is holding back UK broadcaster but channel expresses disappointment

    • Monday, 4 April, 2022
      Cannabis industry
      Channel 4’s venture arm invests in cannabis company

      UK public service broadcaster swaps advertising slots for equity in medical marijuana group Cannaray

    • Tuesday, 8 March, 2022
      Working It podcast17 min listen
      Why menopause is such a hot topic at work

      Women over 50 are the workforce’s fastest-growing group — and employers are taking notice

    • Thursday, 6 January, 2022
      ReviewTelevision
      Prison drama meets workplace comedy in Screw

      Following a string of brutal incarceration thrillers, Channel 4’s new series is refreshing in its muted approach

    • Sunday, 19 December, 2021
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Channel 4 falls victim to intensifying culture wars

      Arts and media bodies should not be subject to government pressure

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