06-01-2023, 10:19 AM
(05-01-2023, 08:42 PM)Parsons Wrote: Politics aside, what was the big fuss about C4 being sold anyway? It’s not as though it really makes anything irreplaceable, just glancing over the schedules looks to be a bit of a wasteland of repeats and imports. Its best days look behind it.Think that's a rather big mischaracterisation of what Channel 4 shows - they have some of the most well-liked shows in the country. Gogglebox, First Dates, GBBO, 8 out of 10 Cats does Countdown. They are also the PSB with the biggest track record of commissioning unconventional or experimental series - sometimes it fails, sometimes it becomes a beloved item. That would be at risk if owned by a private company with a profit motive.
So, other than nostalgia, what would we have lost had it been sold?