Patrick Barwise


‘Private C4 would be overwhelmingly negative’

Privatising UK broadcaster Channel 4 would be “overwhelmingly negative” for the media industry, and the network’s current public service remit is “comfortably sustainable”, according to a new study. C4’s future is under intense scrutiny, with the current British Conservative government increasingly leaning towards changing its current ad-funded, public service model to a fully commercial broadcast […]