The Latest Breaking News from Channel 4

Channel 4 privatisation SCRAPPED in humiliation for Boris Johnson and Nadine Dorries

Rishi Sunak's government has confirmed the sale pushed by his predecessor will not go ahead - and Channel 4 will remain in public ownership where it has been for the last 40 years

Daily Mirror · Jan 5, 2023

The Light in the Hall on Channel 4 review: a slow-burn study of grief and obsession

Joanna Scanlan shines as grieving mother Sharon

Evening Standard · Jan 5, 2023

Channel 4 sale set to be scrapped as Nadine Dorries launches bitter attack on Rishi Sunak

The privatisation of Channel 4 was proposed when Boris Johnson was still in Downing Street and was eagerly backed by then Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries.

Daily Record · Jan 4, 2023

Channel 4 privatisation ‘to be scrapped’ by new Culture Secretary

Michelle Donelan said the broadcaster’s ability to support the UK’s independent production sector ‘would be very disrupted’

Evening Standard · Jan 4, 2023

Culture secretary ‘recommends dropping Channel 4 privatisation’

Michelle Donelan has reportedly written to PM saying ‘pursuing a sale at this point is not the right decision’

The Guardian - UK · Jan 4, 2023

Government set to drop plans to privatise Channel 4

Culture secretary Michelle Donelan has recommended that the government drop its plans to privatise Channel 4

Manchester Evening News · Jan 4, 2023

Channel 4 privatisation set to be scrapped as Boris Johnson's plan in tatters

The ex-PM had plotted revenge on Channel 4 by selling it off after 40 years of public ownership - but the sale now looks set to be ditched, according to a leaked letter from his Culture Secretary

Daily Mirror · Jan 4, 2023

Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan tells PM Rishi Sunak that plans to privatise Channel 4 should be dropped

The move was led by the previous Culture Secretary, Nadine Dorries, while Boris Johnson was Prime Minister

Wales Online · Jan 4, 2023

Government 'to ditch Channel 4 sell-off plans'

THE Government is reportedly seeking to ditch plans to sell off Channel 4 in a remarkable U-turn which would signal a clean break with Boris…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 4, 2023

Channel 4 privatisation shouldn’t go ahead, culture secretary tells Rishi Sunak

‘Better ways to ensure C4’s sustainability’, says Michelle Donelan in letter to PM

The Independent UK · Jan 4, 2023