Naman Ramachandran Former U.K. Chancellor Rishi Sunak, who is one of the two candidates in the British prime ministerial race, has vowed to go ahead with the privatization of broadcaster Channel 4.In a statement shared with U.K.
media on Thursday, a spokesperson for Sunak said: ‘Rishi will take forward Channel 4’s privatization. Channel 4 is a crucial part of British broadcasting and supports our brilliant creative industries, but a lot has changed since the 1980s when it was set up to provide viewers with more choice.“Privatization will help Channel 4 to thrive in an age where they are also competing with Netflix, Amazon, Apple and many more — standing still is not an option,” the spokesperson added.
In April, the U.K. government decided to press forward with the privatization process, despite significant opposition from the U.K.
media industry. The process has been paused due to the resignation of Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The other PM candidate, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, is also believed to be a supporter of privatization.
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