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Leaked document suggests government is pursuing Channel 4 privatisation

on Sep 25, 2015 | 0 comments

By Tony Connelly

The document is reveals proposals to raise £1bn for the Treasury through privatisation and follows months of speculation surrounding the future of the state-owned, commercially funded broadcaster.

The clearly visible photograph of the leaked document was taken by Steve Back on Thursday and reads: “Work should proceed to examine the options of extracting greater public value from the Channel 4 corporation, focusing on privatisation options in particular.”

Documents accidentally made public suggest Government is looking at privatising Channel 4 http://t.co/PczMIXfjLJ pic.twitter.com/JbtsbWh6BY

— Sky News (@SkyNews) September 24, 2015

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Source: The Drum