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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

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.