Petition · past parliament
Stop the Selloff of Channel 4.
Closed
3,531 signatures
What the petition asks
Channel 4 is a PSB broadcaster, which has produced high quality programming for the last 33 years, and is an important supporter of the British film industry. If the government sells it off as they plan to the British television industry will deteriorate, will become another channel 5.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34354216
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/channel-4-privatisation-would-be-an-ideological-fire-sale-labour-says-10516499.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/media/11671049/SUNDAY-INTERVIEW-Channel-4-chief-David-Abraham-prepares-for-privatisation-battlechannel-4-humans-david-abraham.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/11/08/channel-4-privatisation-snp-john-nicolson_n_8504430.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/channel-4-privatisation-would-be-an-ideological-fire-sale-labour-says-10516499.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/media/11671049/SUNDAY-INTERVIEW-Channel-4-chief-David-Abraham-prepares-for-privatisation-battlechannel-4-humans-david-abraham.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/11/08/channel-4-privatisation-snp-john-nicolson_n_8504430.html
Timeline
| 25 Apr 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 25 Oct 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
3,531
Status
Closed
Opened
25 Apr 2016
Closed
25 Oct 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.