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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

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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.

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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 National (Scotland)

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

The Guardian - UK

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

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

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

Evening Standard

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

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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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The Guardian - UK

Don’t flake, don’t dump friends and don’t hold grudges: experts on what not to do in 2024

Guardian writers including Marina Hyde, John Crace (and a few other successful types) reveal what they won’t be doing in the coming year

The Guardian - UK

Channel 4 chief says TV advertising slump is worst in 15 years

Broadcaster is considering using an emergency £75m credit facility next year, Alex Mahon tells MPs

The Independent UK

Channel 4 boss says results of internal probe on Russell Brand ‘weeks’ away

The comedian was accused of rape, assault and emotional abuse following a joint investigation by The Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4 Dispatches.

Fortune

There are five workplace personalities, a couple are more likely to become bosses

Socially adept workers appear more likely to succeed as AI takes over menial tasks once seen as vital to progression.

Fortune

Gen Z can’t work alongside people with different views because they ‘haven’t got the skills to disagree,’ says British broadcasting boss

Channel 4's chief exec blames social media and the pandemic for Gen Z’s deficiency in essential workplace diplomacy.

The Independent UK

Gen Z ‘twice’ as likely to call in sick to go to concert than millennials, study reveals

Study appears to suggest that the younger generation is more into music than their predecessors

The Independent UK

Gen Z haven’t got ‘skills to debate things or disagree’, Channel 4 boss claims

Alex Mahon, chief executive of Channel 4, suggested that young people are arriving in the workplace ill-equipped with the skills needed to communicate with colleagues

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