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Channel 4 is to get greater commercial flexibility to help secure its future under public ownership

Britain says Channel 4 will not be sold

UK Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan has confirmed that the government has scrapped plans to privatise Channel 4.

Channel 4 is funded by advertising and receives no public money

Britain scraps plan to sell Channel 4 - leaked letter

Britain will scrap a plan to sell Channel 4 and instead give the broadcaster more commercial flexibility to help underpin its long-term future, Media Secretary Michelle Donelan said in a letter published by The News Agents podcast.

Business • 04 Jan 23

Krishnan Guru-Murthy apologised for his remarks

Guru-Murthy taken off air after swearing at NI minister

Channel 4 News presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy has been taken off air for a week after he swore at Northern Ireland minister Steve Baker following an interview.

UK • 20 Oct 22

The sale of the broadcaster was announced by former prime minister Boris Johnson's government in April

Channel 4 sale to be 're-examined', minister says

Britain's new culture minister Michelle Donelan said today she was re-examining the case for selling Channel 4, raising the possibility that a plan to privatise the publicly-owned broadcaster could be scrapped.

Business • 20 Sep 22

Channel 4 was created in the 1980s to deliver an edgy alternative to the BBC and ITV

Channel 4's plan to tap capital as sale alternative

Channel 4, the publicly-owned British broadcaster that the government wants to sell, published its alternative plan to privatisation today.

Business • 05 May 22

Peter Sissons worked for the BBC, ITN and Channel 4

Peter Sissons, former BBC and ITN newsreader, dies

Former BBC, Channel 4 and ITN newsreader Peter Sissons has died at the age of 77.

World • 02 Oct 19

Facebook said the 'mistakes' did not reflect its policies or values

Facebook moderators instructed not to remove content

Facebook moderators were instructed not to remove extreme, abusive or graphic content from the platform even when it violated the company's guidelines, an undercover investigation has found.

News • 17 Jul 18

Channel 4 reported a financial surplus of £26m for last year

Channel 4 hails record revenues of €979m in 2015

Channel 4 has unveiled a record year of revenues and reported a financial surplus of £26m.

Business • 10 May 16

Edward Snowden's message is an alternative to that of Britain's Queen Elizabeth

Snowden calls for privacy in Christmas message

US whistleblower Edward Snowden has delivered a Christmas message on British television.

News • 25 Dec 13

Pro-government activists block a train carrying Britain's Channel 4 television crew who made an award-winning documentary on alleged warcrimes in Sri Lanka

Channel 4 crew blocked from Sri Lanka 'war zone'

UK television journalists who have reported on war crimes allegations in Sri Lanka have been stopped from reaching the north of the country by protesters who blocked their train.

News • 13 Nov 13