Government launches bid to privatise Channel 4 as channel’s chairman warns of ‘big American conglomerates’
The Daily Mail says the Government is to launch a consultation into the privatisation of Channel 4 after months of tensions between No 10 and executives at the television station over its struggling finances and allegedly ‘woke’ agenda.
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) announced the move on Wednesday after bosses at the broadcaster were quizzed on the issue by MPs on the previous day.
The consultation will also review regulation of streaming services such as Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video, who have been snaffling more TV advertising from the British terrestrial broadcaster.
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