Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham lays out the consequences privatisation
Channel 4’s chief executive David Abraham has warned the culture select committee that privatisation would harm the broadcaster’s public service programming commitments and independent production companies.
Speaking to the House of Commons culture select committee Abraham said that in order for a privatised Channel 4 to be competitive with its rivals it would need to make around £200m in annual profits.
He warned that this would jeopardise the “fierce independence” of Channel 4’s news and current affairs coverage and would force it to cut back significantly in its work with the 500 independent production companies it partners with.
Abraham, who previously worked in Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
