Channel 4 Television Corporation Ownership Transition Proposal Submitted to DCMS Consultation by PEC
In response to the DCMS consultation on the change of ownership of Channel 4 Television Corporation, which took place on September 14, 2021, the Public Value and Creative Industries (PEC) group at Cardiff University has made a submission advocating for the broadcaster to remain in public ownership.
The PEC, which focuses on providing independent research and policy recommendations for the UK's creative industries, emphasised the integral role of Channel 4 in the country's broadcasting ecology. As a publicly owned, commercially funded broadcaster, Channel 4 delivers significant social, cultural, and economic benefits to the public.
The submission highlights Channel 4's three core commitments: serving a culturally diverse society, supporting Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) producers, and reinvesting in the UK creative industries. The PEC's recommendations aim to strengthen these commitments, suggesting revisions to Channel 4's obligations to better serve minority audiences and further support SME producers.
In addition to the Channel 4 ownership consultation, the PEC has also responded to several other DCMS inquiries. These include the Cultural Placemaking and the Levelling Up Agenda, the Promoting Britain Abroad, and the Integrated Review: A new era of soft power. The PEC has also co-authored a submission to the House of Lords Communications and Digital Select Committee inquiry into the future of Channel 4.
The PEC's recent submissions cover a wide range of topics, including Public Service Broadcasting, Geography of the Creative Industries, AI, Intellectual Property and Regulation, Business Models and Access to Finance, International, Trade, and Immigration, R&D and Innovation, and Diversity and Inclusion.
The PEC's submission for the renewed 2024 Channel 4 licence includes a recommendation for further obligations to reach and appeal to under-30s with innovative, UK-made public service content. The submission also responds to the Competition and Markets Authority's proposed study 'Music and streaming market.'
For updates on the consultation's status and detailed recommendations from Cardiff University or other stakeholders, it would be advisable to consult the DCMS's official announcements or publications related to the Channel 4 ownership consultation.
- The PEC group at Cardiff University, in their submission for the Channel 4 television ownership consultation, advocated for the broadcaster to remain in public ownership, citing its role in the UK's cultural and economic landscape.
- As a publicly owned entity, Channel 4 delivers significant social, cultural, and economic benefits to the public, with a focus on serving a culturally diverse society, supporting Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) producers, and reinvesting in the UK creative industries.
- The PEC's recommendations aim to strengthen these commitments, suggesting revisions to Channel 4's obligations to better serve minority audiences and further support SME producers.
- In addition to the Channel 4 ownership consultation, the PEC has also responded to inquiries on topics such as Public Service Broadcasting, Geography of the Creative Industries, AI, Intellectual Property and Regulation, Business Models and Access to Finance, International, Trade, and Immigration, R&D and Innovation, and Diversity and Inclusion.
- For the renewed 2024 Channel 4 licence, the PEC has recommended further obligations to reach and appeal to under-30s with innovative, UK-made public service content.
- The PEC's submission also responds to the Competition and Markets Authority's proposed study 'Music and streaming market.'
- To stay updated on the consultation's status and detailed recommendations from Cardiff University or other stakeholders, it would be advisable to consult the DCMS's official announcements or publications related to the Channel 4 ownership consultation.
