Stop the Privatisation of Channel 4 and keep the channel in public ownership.

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

I want the government to halt its plans to privatise Channel 4 and keep the channel in public hands to benefit the public, regional independent television producers and ensure competition with the BBC.

Channel 4 is a unique institution in that it is publicly owned, but does not require public funds to run it. It relies on advertising to fund and has done this successfully for years. It was set up by Margaret Thatcher to benefit regional TV producers and privatising it threatens this approach. With Channel 4 moving part of its operations to Leeds, a renaissance has occurred with regional TV productions; privatisation threatens this. Privatisation will also threaten competition with the BBC.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

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Timeline

8 Apr 2022	Petition opened for signatures
12 Apr 2022	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15

Status Rejected

Rejected 12 Apr 2022

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