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95% of the industry have felt like this for at least 5 years. The other 5% are the Studio Lamberts and the other narrow few who keep getting anything and everything away with the channel.

Though Channel 4 have also axed and deferred on/delayed shows made by these companies so everything is not hunky dory.

If there was a breakdown of who makes what for each broadcaster, patterns would emerge and biases could (would) be alleged. Of course, why C4 are being beaten with this particular stick is because other channels have had hits in recent times whilst C4 haven't. Laughably and also pathetically, there's an insistence from some people that C4 should keep certain shows made by certain companies just so criticism can be prolonged.

People have had their identities protected with regards to their comments about C4 (the usual "senior figure" guff), which is fair enough in those contexts, but others (whom could be regarded as "senior figures" but in truth aren't) have been stupid in venting their frustrations publicly.