22-05-2023, 10:52 PM
(22-05-2023, 10:50 PM)James2001 Wrote:(22-05-2023, 10:45 PM)Stuart Wrote: C4 cancelled it because of low viewing figures, but I thought the whole point of the channel was not to be chasing ratings.Pre-1993 maybe, but after 1993 they had to sell their own advertising so ratings became a lot more important. Presumably if the old funding model for Channel 4 had continued into 1993, it wouldn't have been axed.
The old Channel 4 funding model was really the bedrock of security for the channel - once that was abolished it was tough decisions for Channel 4 - being publicly funded but receiving no public money, and from 1993 no money from the ITV companies.