Channel 4's future considered by new inquiry

• Call for Evidence (PDF)
• Send a written submission
• Inquiry: The future of Channel 4
• Communications and Digital Committee

Background

Channel 4, set up in 1982, is publicly-owned but run independently on a commercial basis with profits invested in content. Unlike the BBC and ITV it has no in-house production arm and its programmes are made by independent companies. Ministers are consulting on the possible privatisation of Channel 4 – the government’s preferred option.

Questions

Questions the committee is seeking views on include:

• If Channel 4 is privatised what would be the benefits and risks?
• Should the regulation and/or remit of Channel 4 be changed irrespective of its ownership?

Timeline

The Committee invites written contributions to its inquiry by Friday 17 September 2021.

Further information

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