Channel 4 CEO Rails Against BBC Merger; Would Be "Loss To Society'

Priya Dogra has used her first public address as Channel 4’s new CEO to pour cold water on the idea that the UK network ...

Sony President Wayne Garvie Says BBC & Channel 4 Must Join Forces To Avoid Becoming “Has-Beens”

Sony president Wayne Garvie has made an impassioned plea to the new leaders of the BBC and Channel 4 to form an alliance that ...
Digital Spy

BBC and Channel 4 deny merger claims

The BBC and Channel 4 have denied claims that they will be merging, amid upcoming licence fee negotiations. First introduced in 1946, the licence fee pays for various BBC shows and services including ...
tvbeurope.com

BBC ‘discussed merger with Channel 4’

As it moves towards the renewal of its Royal Charter in 2027 and looks to keep up with the ever-changing TV landscape, the BBC is said to have held talks with Channel 4 about a merger between the two ...
Realscreen

Channel 4 to air “Gaza: Doctors Under Attack” following BBC’s withdrawal as doc’s broadcast partner

Channel 4 has signed on to broadcast the one-off documentary Gaza: Doctors Under Attack from indie prodco Basement Films, after the BBC withdrew as the doc’s commissioning partner due to concerns ...
Realscreen

UK commissions: Channel 4 sets doc on Kendrick-Drake feud; BBC orders follow-doc “Policing Paradise”

Channel 4 has ordered a new one-off doc special exploring the feud between hip-hop superstars Kendrick Lamar and Drake that blew up both social and mainstream media earlier this year. Produced by Acme ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Channel 4 to Move Into Production Amid IP Focus: “Global Income to Drive U.K. Content Investment”

The U.K. broadcaster, posting a narrowed annual loss, will look "to create returnable, scalable formats ... with international potential" and also buy production companies with "strong commercial ...