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There are also questions around fairness and choice, given the changes that weve seen in the media landscape and the other options that are available and how things are evolving. and thats why any decisions in this space need to be completely evidence based. they need to have the facts, not just somebody ideologically saying, we should do this, we should do that, and then it doesnt actually stack up from a funding perspective. but do you think it has a shelf life? i mean, do you think it is... i...

To privatise channel 4? so i think i agree with my predecessor and many other predecessors that have looked at this issue before, that there are long term sustainability issues and threats to channel 4. we know that it is a dramatically changing media landscape out there, which youll be only too familiar with. we know that linear advertising is taking a hit, organisations are having to evolve and adapt and become more dynamic to cope with that and channel 4 have a very rigid business model. the ...

U—turn, a big policy u—turn. why have you decided not to privatise channel 4? so i think i agree with my predecessor and many other predecessors that have looked at this issue before, that there are long term sustainability issues and threats to channel 4. we know that it is a dramatically changing media landscape out there, which youll be only too familiar with. we know that linear advertising is taking a hit, organisations are having to evolve and adapt and become more dynamic to cope with...

Why have you decided not to privatise channel 4? so i think i agree with my predecessor and many other predecessors that have looked at this issue before, that there are long term sustainability issues and threats to channel 4. we know that it is a dramatically changing media landscape out there, which youll be only too familiar with. we know that linear advertising is taking a hit, organisations are having to evolve and adapt and become more dynamic to cope with that and channel 4 have a very r...

And thats why any decisions in this space need to be completely evidence based. they need to have the facts, not just somebody ideologically saying, we should do this, we should do that, and then it doesnt actually stack up from a funding perspective. but do you think it has a shelf life? i mean, do you think it is... i think that the licence fee on its own will be problematic if we are to make sure that the bbc continues to be the fantastic provider and public sector broadcaster that it is. so ...

And thats why any decisions in this space need to be completely evidence based. they need to have the facts, not just somebody ideologically saying, we should do this, we should do that, and then it doesnt actually stack up from a funding perspective. but do you think it has a shelf life? i mean, do you think it is... i think that the licence fee on its own will be problematic if we are to make sure that the bbc continues to be the fantastic provider and public sector broadcaster that it is. so ...

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And thats why any decisions in this space need to be completely evidence based. they need to have the facts, not just somebody ideologically saying, we should do this, we should do that, and then it doesnt actually stack up from a funding perspective. but do you think it has a shelf life? i mean, do you think it is... i think that the licence fee on its own will be problematic if we are to make sure that the bbc continues to be the fantastic provider and public sector broadcaster that it is. so ...

To privatise channel 4? so i think i agree with my predecessor and many other predecessors that have looked at this issue before, that there are long term sustainability issues and threats to channel 4. we know that it is a dramatically changing media landscape out there, which youll be only too familiar with. we know that linear advertising is taking a hit, organisations are having to evolve and adapt and become more dynamic to cope with that and channel 4 have a very rigid business model. the ...

And britain is the first example of it. began in 1926? 100 years ago. yes. but you say it serves everyone, and in a way... no, its aim is to serve everyone. i didnt say it does. of course, there are people who feel theyre not served properly. the bbc�*s role, as i see it, i mean, unlike almost any other broadcaster i can think of, since its onlyjob is to serve the people who fund it and indeed to serve, through the world service, other people around the world. since thats its onlyjob, its acut...