Privatisation of Channel 4 is long overdue, says IEA expert
14 May 2021
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Responding to Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden MP’s suggestion that Channel 4 could be privatised in less than three years, Professor Philip Booth, Senior Academic Fellow at free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, said:
“The concept of public service broadcasting as a special category that should be supported by the state is now redundant given changes in technology.
“The privatisation of Channel 4 should be one of a number of reforms in the next few years, which should culminate in the BBC becoming a subscription service.
“There is no need for a nationalised television channel in the 21st century. This is long overdue.”
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Notes to Editors
For media enquiries please contact Emily Carver, Head of Media, 07715941731
For further IEA reading on the future of broadcasting, click here.
To watch IEA webinar ‘BBC and Channel 4 – What next for the state broadcaster?’ click here.
IEA spokespeople are available for interview or further comment.
Responding to Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden MP’s suggestion that Channel 4 could be privatised in less than three years, Professor Philip Booth, Senior Academic Fellow at free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, said:
“The concept of public service broadcasting as a special category that should be supported by the state is now redundant given changes in technology.
“The privatisation of Channel 4 should be one of a number of reforms in the next few years, which should culminate in the BBC becoming a subscription service.
“There is no need for a nationalised television channel in the 21st century. This is long overdue.”
ENDS
Notes to Editors
For media enquiries please contact Emily Carver, Head of Media, 07715941731
For further IEA reading on the future of broadcasting, click here.
To watch IEA webinar ‘BBC and Channel 4 – What next for the state broadcaster?’ click here.
IEA spokespeople are available for interview or further comment.
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