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The Latest Breaking News from Channel 4

Who could buy Channel 4?

ITV has emerged as an early front-runner to buy the broadcaster, though any deal may face competition concerns

Evening Standard

Derry Girls feature on special Smash Hits magazine edition ahead of final series

What a blast from the past this is!

Belfast Live

Why does the UK Government plan to privatise Channel 4 and what has happened so far?

The broadcaster could be put up for bid from the spring of 2023, with foreign ownership possible

Evening Standard

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Senior Tories round on ministers over Channel 4 sell-off

Plans for a £1 billion sell-off of Channel 4 prompted an furious dispute on Tuesday as ministers were accused of threatening the future of public service broadcasting.

Evening Standard

Channel 4 privatisation faces parliamentary revolt, senior Tories say

Doubts about viability of plan after Ruth Davidson, Damian Green and Jeremy Hunt call for a rethink

The Guardian - UK

Tory MP questions plan to privatise Channel 4 as ‘revenge’ for biased coverage

Channel 4 is currently owned by the Government and receives its funding from advertising.

The Independent UK

Why does the Government want to sell Channel 4 and privatise the broadcaster?

Channel 4 is owned by the Government but is not taxpayer funded, makes its money through advertising and is tasked with taking creative risks

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Boris Johnson faces major Tory backlash over plans to privatise Channel 4

The decision to sell off the publicly owned broadcaster has sparked fury, with ministers accused of being "un-Conservative" and breaking promises on levelling up

Daily Mirror

Londoner’s Diary: ‘Nadine Dorries? She just doesn’t understand Channel 4’ says Dorothy Byrne

Londoner’s Diary: fight for C4 begins, says Byrne / Rick’s rolling in it / Cleverly’s ticket woes / Sienna’s familiar feeling / The family Dench / Shivers for Swayne / NFT trouble

Evening Standard

Channel 4 privatisation: How Channel 4 is funded, petition and what privatisation means

A closer look at the Government's plans to privatise Channel 4

Liverpool Echo

When does The Great Home Transformation start on Channel 4?

The Great Home Transformation with Emma Willis and Nick Grimshaw start date, plot and episodes

Wales Online

Channel 4 privatisation blasted by Ruth Davidson as Tory ministers accused of 'throwing red meat to right-wing voters'

The former Scottish Tory leader is part of a political backlash against government plans to privatise the successful publicly-owned channel.

Daily Record

Nicola Coughlan: ‘Clare Devlin is a mess, but I love her and I’ll miss her very much’

“It’s a weird thing, grief, saying goodbye to a character”

Belfast Live

Channel 4 privatisation sparks Tory backlash as ministers accused of ‘throwing red meat to right-wing voters’

‘Unconservative’ and ‘opposite of levelling up’, say senior figures

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Channel 4 privatisation plans face Tory backlash – UK politics as it happened

Latest updates: Tory MPs and former ministers among those criticising government proposal to sell off broadcaster

Manchester Evening News

Privatisation of Channel 4 'is cultural vandalism', says Lucy Powell MP

'Of all the issues the public wants action on, the governance of Channel 4 isn't one'

Wales Online

Channel 4: What happens next as Government sells station for £1bn

Creators of shows like The Thick Of It and It's A Sin have lashed out at the move

The Guardian - AU

Tuesday briefing: Fears of more atrocities in Ukraine grow

Zelenskiy to address UN security council after Bucha killings … Whitehall braces for Partygate fallout … and is this the beginning of the end for soap operas?

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Benzinga

Privatization Will Help Channel 4 Compete With Netflix, Amazon, Says UK Culture Secretary

The United Kingdom Culture Secretary of State, Nadine Dorries, announced that the government is continuing ahead with its decision to privatize the British free-to-air public-service television network Channel 4, after 40 years of public ownership.

The Independent UK

What the papers say – April 5

The front pages are led by the latest news from Ukraine.

Leeds Live

Channel 4 sale sparks Leeds jobs fear as Tory government set to privatise broadcaster

Channel 4 is being sold off less than a year after moving its HQ to Leeds

The Guardian - UK

Channel 4: the 40-year countdown to privatisation

Tories have been muttering about a sell-off since the 1980s when Thatcher vetoed the idea, thinking it would reduce quality

Manchester Evening News

Government to press ahead with Channel 4 privatisation, says broadcaster

A spokesperson for Channel 4 said it was “disappointed” with the decision

The Independent UK

Ministers accused of ‘cultural vandalism’ as government announces plans to privatise Channel 4

Broadcaster warns of ‘significant public interest concerns’ after ministers decide to press ahead with sell-off

Daily Record

Channel 4 to be privatised by the Tory government after 40 years in public ownership

Ministers are expected to pursue a sale of the channel to private owners, a governmentsource confirmed.

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