Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon has praised the “smart and sensible” UK Culture Secretary for leading the charge against privatization and revealed plans to allow the network to produce shows …
– unveiled last year with claims that a sale would lose the UK economy £3BN over a decade – did not contain what was in the government’s “sustainable package” for Channel 4’s future outlined today, including the in-house plan.
“This wasn’t in the [initial] package we set out but is something the government felt it was important to legislate for,” she added. “What’s important for us is that the sector is engaged and the work is done properly.” Responding to Pact’s comments, Mahon said: “The indie sector is the spiritual heart of Channel 4 and our success and their success is intertwined. We work very closely with Pact and want to make sure this doesn’t have unintended consequences for the sector.”
Work now begins on the shape of Channel 4 in-house but Mahon said the government will consult with the indie sector and draw up proposals before presenting them to herThe government’s “sustainability package” also features increased skills investment and more jobs moved out of London, along with upping the pubcaster’s £20M borrowing limit, which Mahon said will “give us flexibility in time of recession.
No mention was made of a sale of Channel 4’s Horseferry Road London HQ and Mahon denied these reports. “Rumors [of a sale] appear in the press from time to time but there is no basis to them, in fact we have just moved everyone back in,” she added.
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