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Who could replace Tim Davie as BBC director general?

Corporation may seek a candidate with news experience but commercial credentials could also be a prerequisite

The Guardian - UK

‘Ridiculous’ for Channel 4 to start making in-house TV shows, says Sony

Sony boss claims that those ‘who run in-house production businesses’ know that when you start ‘you lose money for the first three years’.

Evening Standard

Channel 4 boss urges Ofcom to be ‘brave’ and back public service broadcasters

Alex Mahon also urged the Government to reconsider copyright proposals to ensure they ‘don’t harm British creativity’.

Evening Standard

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Gen Z discovering TV shows mainly through social media, Channel 4 says

Broadcaster announces plan for Spotify videos to add to TikTok, YouTube and Instagram content

The Guardian - UK

ITV and Channel 4 face summer of uncertainty amidst leadership issues and potential mergers

Channel 4’s chief executive, Alex Mahon, is standing down and ITV head Carolyn McCall has been struggling for investors

The Guardian - UK

Alex Mahon stepping down as chief executive of Channel 4

She joined the organisation in 2017 as the channel’s first female chief executive.

Evening Standard

Channel 4 chief executive Alex Mahon to step down after nearly eight years

The broadcaster’s first female boss, who helped fight off privatisation attempt, will leave in the summer

The Guardian - UK

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AI firms are ‘scraping the value’ from UK’s £125bn creative industries, says Channel 4 boss

Government plan over copyright-protected work would put industries in ‘dangerous position’, Alex Mahon tells MPs

The Guardian - UK

Failure to investigate Brand complaint was ‘horrendous’ – Channel 4 boss

Alex Mahon apologised last year to a former staff member for not investigating a ‘serious’ allegation made against Russell Brand in 2009.

Evening Standard

Not wanting to die for Britain doesn’t make gen Z stupid – ignore their views at your peril

Demonising young people for their opinions won’t help anyone. Let’s opt instead for openness

The Guardian - UK

UK must avoid becoming an ‘American news swamp’, Channel 4 chief executive warns

Alex Mahon made the comments at a Royal Television Society event.

Evening Standard

Channel 4 boss calls for TV industry to unite against profit-seeking ‘tech titans’

Alex Mahon accuses firms such as TikTok, Meta and YouTube of ‘wanton abandonment of the pursuit of truth’

The Guardian - UK

More than half of Gen Z wants UK to become a dictatorship, survey claims

Findings will be presented at a Royal Television Society event as part of Channel 4’s report titled Gen Z: Trends, Truth and Trust

The Independent UK

Ian Cheshire to step down as chairman of Channel 4 after three years

His term will end on April 10 2025.

Evening Standard

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The National (Scotland)

Scottish Government hits out as Ofcom lets Channel 4 focus budget in England

THE Scottish and Welsh governments have spoken out against Ofcom’s decision to allow Channel 4 to disproportionately focus its budget in England…

The Guardian - UK

Channel 4 chiefs should not be taking bonuses while indies try to survive

The broadcaster has failed to heed lessons from just last year when bonuses were delayed after an outcry

The Guardian - UK

Channel 4 bosses took hundreds of thousands in bonuses as revenues dived

Payouts at state-owned, commercially funded broadcaster come after its biggest job cuts for 15 years

Evening Standard

Channel 4 boss sorry ‘serious’ Russell Brand allegation was not investigated

Broadcaster found ‘no evidence’ that senior staff knew about accusations, report concludes

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Evening Standard

Channel 4 reveals shock plan to move out of London HQ and make 200 staff redundant

Proposals also include axing the small linear channels such as music video station The Box and others, the broadcaster said

The Guardian - UK

Channel 4 says it is to sell London HQ as it confirms job cuts

Broadcaster to make biggest round of layoffs in more than 15 years as it shifts to streaming amid ad slump

The Guardian - UK

Channel 4 set to announce plan to axe almost 250 jobs

Cut driven by decline in demand for advertising represents about 15% of broadcaster’s full-time workforce

The Guardian - UK

With the spectre of job cuts, Channel 4 bosses must be seen to share the pain

Losses look inevitable but the broadcaster could help itself by demonstrating restraint on pay in its upper ranks

The Guardian - UK

Channel 4 tells staff a round of major job cuts is looming

Exclusive: Broadcaster looks to hasten shake-up amid TV advertising slump with most job losses likely to affect London-based workers

The Guardian - UK

Channel 4 plans deepest job cuts in over 15 years after TV ad slump

Exclusive: As many as 200 roles could go as firm seeks to accelerate digital streaming strategy and limit cuts to content budget

The Guardian - UK

‘Jobs will be next’: TV ad slump prompts more fear among staff

As TV faces worst decline in ad revenue in 15 years, drought is forcing broadcasters to embrace streaming to bridge income gap

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