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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64174141

[quote]
The government has confirmed it will not go ahead with a controversial plan
to privatise Channel 4.

Former Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries had said government ownership was "holding Channel 4 back".

But her successor Michelle Donelan has now said the broadcaster "should not
be sold", instead proposing other reforms because "change is necessary".

Channel 4 welcomed the news, saying the decision "allows us to be even more
of a power in the digital world".
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On 05/01/2023 12:37, NY wrote:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64174141

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The government has confirmed it will not go ahead with a controversial
plan to privatise Channel 4.

Good.

Former Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries had said government ownership
was "holding Channel 4 back".

Please stop, My sides hurt from laughing at that idea.

But her successor Michelle Donelan has now said the broadcaster "should
not be sold", instead proposing other reforms because "change is
necessary".

Because what the country really, really, needs is yet another "race to
the bottom" TV channel to help scrape the bottom of the programme barrel really clean. :-/

I'd go for a reform banning all "reality" shows, though.

Channel 4 welcomed the news, saying the decision "allows us to be even
more of a power in the digital world".
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Bear in mind they dropped their "killer programme" years ago. Countdown
has never been the same since Richard Whiteley and Carol Vorderman left.
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John.
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On 05/01/2023 13:09, John Williamson wrote:

Channel 4 welcomed the news, saying the decision "allows us to be even
more of a power in the digital world".
[/quote]

Bear in mind they dropped their "killer programme" years ago.
Countdown has never been the same since Richard Whiteley and Carol
Vorderman left.

I don't think Richard had any other choice but to leave the show !

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"Mark Carver" <mark.carver@invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:k1o5reFcie4U1@mid.individual.net...

On 05/01/2023 13:09, John Williamson wrote:

Channel 4 welcomed the news, saying the decision "allows us to be even
more of a power in the digital world".
[/quote]

Bear in mind they dropped their "killer programme" years ago. Countdown
has never been the same since Richard Whiteley and Carol Vorderman left.

I don't think Richard had any other choice but to leave the show !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppXEjf8lCzg "The clock stopped too soon".
You could see that Carol only just made it to the end of that final
sentence. I wonder how many takes she took to get right the way through.
Poor lass.

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In message <k1o0h8FboqsU1@mid.individual.net>, John Williamson <johnwilliamson@btinternet.com> writes

Bear in mind they dropped their "killer programme" years ago. Countdown
has never been the same since Richard Whiteley and Carol Vorderman
left.

Channel 4 had no choice in the matter as far as Whiteley was concerned,
since they are unable to raise the dead.
--
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"Well, actually, they're American."
"So what brings you to Britain then if you have cornflakes already?"
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On 05/01/2023 14:40, Mark Carver wrote:

On 05/01/2023 13:09, John Williamson wrote:

Channel 4 welcomed the news, saying the decision "allows us to be even
more of a power in the digital world".
[/quote]

Bear in mind they dropped their "killer programme" years ago.
Countdown has never been the same since Richard Whiteley and Carol
Vorderman left.

I don't think Richard had any other choice but to leave the show !

A minor hiccup. ;-)

(Yes I know why he "left", I wasn't being entirely serious.)
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Tciao for Now!

John.
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"John Williamson" <johnwilliamson@btinternet.com> wrote in message news:k1o0h8FboqsU1@mid.individual.net...

Because what the country really, really, needs is yet another "race to > the bottom" TV channel to help scrape the bottom of the programme barrel
really clean. :-/

If someone said to ne "race to the bottom TV channel" the first that
came to mind would be Channel 4 - a mixture of formulaic banal daytime
drivel and, in so-called primetime, lots of lewd filth justified by some WOKE ideological box-ticking exercise.
Cancellation of the privatisation plans mean that the nepotism will
continue I suspect - people who are only in management positions because of the people they know, awarding lucrative programme-making contracts
to their own chums.
The broadcaster will continue its descent into irrelevance.
In my opinion.
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On 05/01/2023 20:36, Alexander wrote:

The broadcaster will continue its descent into irrelevance.

Very true, Channel is a shadow of what it was once, I rarely watch it.

Combination of too much soft porn and very Left wing woke reporting.


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On 05/01/2023 08:36 pm, Alexander wrote:

"John Williamson" <johnwilliamson@btinternet.com> wrote in message news:k1o0h8FboqsU1@mid.individual.net...

Because what the country really, really, needs is yet another "race to
the bottom" TV channel to help scrape the bottom of the programme barrel
really clean. :-/

If someone said to ne "race to the bottom TV channel" the first that
came to mind would be Channel 4 - a mixture of formulaic banal daytime
drivel and, in so-called primetime, lots of lewd filth justified by some
WOKE ideological box-ticking exercise.

Cancellation of the privatisation plans mean that the nepotism will
continue I suspect - people who are only in management positions because
of the people they know, awarding lucrative programme-making contracts
to their own chums.

The broadcaster will continue its descent into irrelevance.

In my opinion.

Your opinion is well-founded.

Years ago, Phil Redmond offered to buy Channel Four, willingly accepting
all public service obligations. As left-wing as he is, I'm sure that it
would have been better for the industry and the viewer than the current situation.

The government refused. This was when Blair or Broon was PM.
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Whatever that might mean. One of course has to assume that the Digital world is real, and not some construct of the people who want things to all be on line so they can see who consumes what and when.
Also of cours it opens the doors for a lot more micro subscriptions etc. Myself, I feel that if we are not careful, there will be no free to air tv
and radio at all in 10 years since if everyone needs the internet that costs money.
Brian
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"NY" <me@privacy.invalid> wrote in message news:tp6g9u$2qlvg$1@dont-email.me...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64174141

[quote]
The government has confirmed it will not go ahead with a controversial
plan to privatise Channel 4.

Former Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries had said government ownership was "holding Channel 4 back".

But her successor Michelle Donelan has now said the broadcaster "should
not be sold", instead proposing other reforms because "change is
necessary".

Channel 4 welcomed the news, saying the decision "allows us to be even
more of a power in the digital world".
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On Thu, 5 Jan 2023 20:49:50 +0000, MB <MB@nospam.net> wrote:

Combination of too much soft porn

Where do you find porn on C4 these days?
It was known for the 'foreign films' that it broadcast when it started
but it's been a long time since they broadcast any of them.
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On 07/01/2023 17:53, Peter Johnson wrote:

Where do you find porn on C4 these days?
It was known for the 'foreign films' that it broadcast when it started
but it's been a long time since they broadcast any of them.

There is at least an hour most weekday evenings with people parading
around stark naked with plenty of close-ups?




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In article <r7cjrh5gec2k0n654icf64qeptbces0e48@4ax.com>, Peter Johnson <peter@parksidewood.nospam> writes

Combination of too much soft porn

Where do you find porn on C4 these days?
It was known for the 'foreign films' that it broadcast when it started but it's
been a long time since they broadcast any of them.

Never watched it, honest, but i seem to remember Naked Attraction raised
a few eyebrows in the media for showing intimate male and female bits, I assume it's still being shown.

Mike
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Kirkheaton We look on them only as rather mad Norwegians.
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On Sat, 07 Jan 2023 17:53:11 +0000, Peter Johnson
<peter@parksidewood.nospam> wrote:

On Thu, 5 Jan 2023 20:49:50 +0000, MB <MB@nospam.net> wrote:

Combination of too much soft porn

Where do you find porn on C4 these days?
It was known for the 'foreign films' that it broadcast when it started
but it's been a long time since they broadcast any of them.

Was it Eurotrash or similar on C4 many years back? Mildly amusing at
best.

Is the Mull of Kintyre test still in use?
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On 08/01/2023 14:19, AnthonyL wrote:

Is the Mull of Kintyre test still in use?

I remember reading somewhere that one of the men on Naked Attraction
came close to failing that test when his prospective partner appeared naked.



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