Naman Ramachandran The U.K. government’s decision on Tuesday to go ahead with the privatization of broadcaster Channel 4 has unleashed a storm of protest from media unions and filmmakers. “This is nothing short of cultural vandalism.
Channel 4 supports 1000s of jobs & a thriving independent production sector, all at no cost to the taxpayer. This short sighted, destructive move deals a major blow to the UK’s creative sector,” tweeted Bectu, a union that represents over 40,000 staff, contract and freelance workers in the media and entertainment industries.This is nothing short of cultural vandalism.
Channel 4 supports 1000s of jobs & a thriving independent production sector, all at no cost to the taxpayer. This short sighted, destructive move deals a major blow to the UK’s creative sector. @philippachildshttps://t.co/8hMT1ZTbC5— Bectu (@bectu) April 4, 2022While Channel 4 is publicly owned, it is not publicly funded like the BBC.
It is funded from advertising revenues. Channel 4 commissions U.K. content from some 300 companies in the country’s independent production sector.
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