21-01-2024, 12:28 PM
(21-01-2024, 12:13 PM)AaronTV Wrote: Given Channel 4’s financial issues I wouldn’t necessarily be surprised if they simply couldn’t afford to renew the deal and it ended up with another broadcaster, but it would a huge failing on the part of the bosses.
Bake Off’s stock has definitely dropped since it moved from the BBC, but it’s by far Channel 4’s most valuable asset, so you would surely prioritise having cash spare for the Bake Off deal above all else?
Outside of Bake Off and Gogglebox, Channel 4 is struggling pretty severely at the moment and seems to be really quite lost, I think a change in leadership has been overdue for a while frankly.
Think you’re pretty spot on here. Channel 4 constantly tells us it takes risks and is edgy, but outside the Russell Brand doc I can’t think of anything over the past 12 months that fits that description.