Mr Knight, chair of the influential Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, said the government's decision represents 'a big risk'.
will have"greater freedom to compete once privatised", but added it is"crucial the government protects the prominence of all public service broadcasting"."Now, elephant in the room time - is this being done for revenge for Channel 4's biased coverage of the likes of
said she had concluded"government ownership is holding Channel 4 back from competing against streaming giants like Netflix and Amazon". The broadcaster is state-owned but receives no public funding, with more than 90% of its revenue coming from adverts.Speaking to broadcasters on Tuesday, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer accused the government of focusing on the wrong issue.
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