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Prospective buyers will see a clear tension between public service obligations and making profits

Analysis: why ministers are risking political capital pushing ahead now with privatisation plan is unclear

In its 40 years on air, Channel 4 has played a crucial role in nurturing talent, bolstering indie film and commissioning important stories

Lord Parkinson was told that announcing the plans while MPs are not sitting was an “appalling” move.

Former Ackley Bridge and EastEnders star Amy Leigh Hickman has joined the fourth series of Netflix's You alongside Ex-EastEnders star Tilly Keeper

Hit Channel 4 series Four in a Bed was nowhere to be seen on Monday night, as fans sparked their outrage over on social media when property show Sun, Sea and Selling Houses was aired instead.

The Scottish Government’s culture secretary said the decision was disappointing for the creative sector which had thrived with the channel’s help.

The rumoured privatisation of Channel 4 was finally announced last night after months of speculation, with even some among the Tories themselves feeling that the sale may be an act of political retribution for what they feel has been biased coverage against the government. Conservative MP Julian Knight suggested on…

Sky, ITV, Discovery and Paramount may be interested if the terms are right – and none of them would want it in the hands of any other