Britain’s Public Service Broadcaster Channel 4 to Be Privatised

Britain’s Public Service Broadcaster Channel 4 to Be Privatised
A general view of the Channel 4 offices on Horseferry Road in London on Jan 22, 2017. Lewis Whyld/PA Media
Alexander Zhang
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The British government has decided to sell Channel 4, a publicly-owned but commercially funded broadcaster, saying privatisation would allow it to “thrive in the face of a rapidly-changing media landscape.”

But the main opposition Labour Party called the move “cultural vandalism,” and a senior Conservative MP questioned if it was intended as the government’s revenge for the channel’s “biased coverage.”