07-01-2023, 09:40 AM
(06-01-2023, 08:01 PM)Parsons Wrote:C4 had revenue of £1.2billion in 2021, which was an increase of 25%. They've certainly got the money to be more risky with their programming, and plenty of channels on which to try them out.(06-01-2023, 07:50 PM)Jon Wrote: I think that’s the key point point. If it’s sold off it can’t be undone and amongst other things you’d probably see a watering down of any public service obligations over time and there will be no chance of Channel 4 taking more creative risks.I suppose the point I was trying to make is that I'm not so sure C4 is taking any more creative risks than any other broadcaster at the moment.
It certainly seems a long time ago since we saw something which I think was really creatively risky - the inbetweeners - I definitely couldn't see that commissioned today in todays rather strange post commonsense politically correct climate.
Scrubbing through the schedules for this weekend.... not a lot of innovative, creatively risky programmes to be found....