Comment – Page 3
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CommentWe have a duty to ensure C4 survives
If the PSB is privatised, it would kill off a genius child of British broadcast says producer Dermot Lavery
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CommentC4: is there value in privatisation?
Industry veteran David Elstein explains why fears for the broadcaster may be misplaced
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CommentPSBs are ignoring their remits in the Midlands
Some regions are more equal than others and broadcasters’ programme spends prove it, says Mike Bradley
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CommentThreat of C4 privatisation appears greater than ever
The broadcaster has seen off past attempts, but is facing a much tougher challenge this time around, says Maggie Brown
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CommentSelling C4 is an affront to free speech
C4’s unique remit to commission programmes others cannot and will not order is threatened by privatisation, says Callum Macrae
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CommentThe government is gunning for C4 – so it’s time to speak up
Britain’s whole TV ecology is at risk as the government kicks off its push for privatisation
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CommentRevolution in the air as industry looks to future
As broadcasters embrace the digital world, TV can and must do more to represent everyone
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CommentUS-style news won’t work in UK
Impartiality rules mean there is no place for polarised, opinion-heavy services, says Peter Bazalgette
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CommentC4’s Growth Fund must not become a Covid-19 casualty
Kate Bulkley says it is a lifeline to producers – and generates healthy returns
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CommentDavid Cornwall on ‘serendipitous’ Diana doc
Navigating secretive contributors, demanding commissioners and NDAs were all worth it for the Scorpion TV founder
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CommentBroadcasters have gone backwards on inclusion
Diversity of headcount is not enough - TV must find ways to empower BAME staff, says Marcus Ryder
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CommentBen de Pear: social media must support PSB news
Platforms that benefit from our investment in journalism must differentiate real news from fake - and pay for it, says the C4 news editor
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CommentLockdown TV: it’s time for phase two
Right now, viewers want escapism - not self-filmed fodder or coronavirus docs that feel like an endurance test to watch, says Mark Downie
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CommentHow Red Sky scored commissions during lockdown
The current climate forced us to essentially rip our indie up and start again, but new business shows we made the right choice, says Jane Rogerson
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CommentBen de Pear: lockdown’s untold stories and unsung newsroom heroes
In his second dispatch, the Channel 4 News editor reflects on the challenge of late-changing running orders and salutes his team’s ‘holy trinity’
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CommentThe monumental fight facing C4
PSB could take inspiration from commercial rival as it battens down the hatches
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CommentMy Mentor: Harjeet Chhokar on Donna Taberer
Donna Taberer is a true one-off with a contacts book that puts Laura Kuenssberg to shame - and always has my best interests at heart
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CommentBen de Pear: Covid-19 has rewritten all the rules
Covering the biggest crisis since WW2 has brought challenges and surprises - not least government’s attitude to news media, says the C4 News editor
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CommentUnity is key to taking on SVoDs
Collaboration is the only way for UK industry to achieve scale to compete
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CommentBBC walking a tricky tightrope
PSB must look to future without forgetting its founding principles