Channel 4

The campaign is also backed by Armando Iannucci and Siobhán McSweeney.

The 27 production companies behind the campaign include Fin Studios. Mark Williams, a Director at Fin Studios branded the plan to privatise Channel 4 “crazy”. He said, “Channel 4 is the levelling up broadcaster. Former Tory frontbencher Jesse Norman MP even went as far as to cite the mooted privatisation in his letter which declared he no longer had confidence in Boris Johnson. He wrote, “privatisation of Channel 4 is an unnecessary and provocative attempt to address a political non-issue during a time of crisis, at significant cost to the independent UK film and TV industry”. Channel 4 responded that it “does not want or need to raise outside capital to fund its future plans.” She said, “Channel 4 is a huge success story and Derry Girls wouldn’t have happened without it – it’s something to be proud of not something to destroy. Right now Channel 4 is boosting the economy and throwing open the door for a new generation of writers, performers, producers and creative thinkers across the country. McSweeney said that Derry Girls “wouldn’t have happened” without Channel 4, and condemned the moves to privatise the broadcaster.

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A spokesperson for the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport said: “The Government, as the ultimate owner of Channel 4, has made the decision to sell. It’s time to drop this crazy plan to sell it off.” Mark Williams, from Fin Studios, said: “Channel 4 is the levelling up broadcaster.

A CAMPAIGN to stop the privatisation of Channel 4 is being launched with support from celebrities and production companies.

It’s time to drop this crazy plan to sell it off.” Mark Williams, from Fin Studios, said: “Channel 4 is the levelling up broadcaster. A CAMPAIGN to stop the privatisation of Channel 4 is being launched with support from celebrities and production companies.

A campaign call has been launched to prevent the privatisation of Channel 4 as a coalition of church leaders and public figures warn over the impact on ...

Support The Yorkshire Post and become a subscriber today. The Most Rev Stephen Cottrell also previously served on a House of Lords Select Committee which warned the risks of such a move would “outweigh any potential benefits”. We want to keep it there." “It is our job to take a long term view on how to best secure the most successful future for the broadcaster and we are clear that a change of ownership is necessary to give Channel 4 the tools to innovate and grow at pace in a rapidly changing media landscape, without the constraints of public ownership.” A spokesperson for the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport said: “The Government, as the ultimate owner of Channel 4, has made the decision to sell. But the Government insists it has already decided to sell the broadcaster and has been “crystal clear” that privatisation is necessary to give Channel 4 the best tools to innovate and grow.