Dragons’ Den star Hilary Devey dies aged 65: Heartfelt tributes recall her ‘grit and warmth’ June 13, 2022 Dragon’s Den stars have paid heartfelt tribute to former businesswoman Hilary Devey following her death aged 65. The Bolton-born entrepreneur was praised for bringing ‘grit and warmth’ into the Den, which gives budding entrepreneurs investment into their fledgling ideas. Devey, who made her millions as CEO and Chairman of freight distribution firm Pall-Ex Group, joined [...]
Nadine Dorries pushes back against potential subscription model for privatised Channel 4 May 19, 2022 Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has said she “can’t see a scenario” in which a privately owned Channel 4 would become partly or wholly subscription based.
Channel 4 pens YouTube content deal amid privatisation discussions May 11, 2022 Channel 4 has penned a new deal to air 1,000 hours of hit shows on YouTube as the broadcaster seems to carve out its commercial prowess in the midst of privatisation.
Channel 4 finally fights back against Dorries’ privatisation push May 5, 2022 Channel 4 revealed the true extent of the government’s privatisation detour this morning, outlining how last week's white paper undermined its own 'levelling up' objectives and questioned the very core of the broadcaster's purpose.
Three quarters of Brits are against Channel 4 privatisation April 28, 2022 Despite the government’s grand push to privatise Channel 4, new data has revealed that over three quarters of the public consultation respondents examining the subject said they wanted to keep the broadcaster public. Of the 50,000 people who responded to the government’s survey, 77 per cent felt that the government should not remove the publisher-broadcaster [...]
Blunt Nadine Dorries lashes out at Channel 4: ‘Drop the lazy leftie rhetoric because your salad days are in the past’ April 11, 2022 Nadine Dorries has lashed out at Channel 4, saying the broadcaster’s “salad days are in the past”. The culture secretary took to Twitter to knock heads with TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp over the privatisation of the channel. The pair exchanged messages on Twitter after an opinion piece by Ms Dorries was published in the Mail [...]
Government weighs up plans to float Channel 4 on the stock market April 10, 2022 Culture secretary Nadine Dorries is considering plans to list Channel 4 on the stock market as an alternative to selling it to a rival broadcaster. Officials in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) are working with JP Morgan on plans to float the TV network in London, after Dorries set out plans [...]
Privatisation pushback: New documents reveal Channel 4’s final fight against sale April 7, 2022 New documents have revealed that Channel 4 attempted to fend off the government's privatisation push with an alternative hybrid model earlier this year.
ITV ready to launch Channel 4 takeover bid April 6, 2022 ITV is set to launch a takeover bid for Channel 4 following the government’s announcement that the broadcaster is set to go up for sale. As reported by the Telegraph, ITV told ministers that it is interested in making a bid for its rival and it is understood that it has taken advice from bankers [...]
Many Tories believe Channel 4 sale is ‘revenge for biased coverage’ on Brexit and Boris Johnson, says Julian Knight MP April 5, 2022 Government plans to forge forward with the privatisation of Channel 4 are “revenge”, adding that many Tories believe the move is “payback time” for “biased coverage”, according to Tory MP Julian Knight. In a string of tweets, the MP addressed what he said was the “elephant in the room time” as he tweeted: “Is this [...]