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At the dcms for four months now and youve recently announced a big 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 ...

Its a £3 billion sector that has been incubated by channel 4. and what weve made sure that weve done with this package is to continue to support those jobs and those livelihoods via this. why do you think your predecessors were so in favour of it? i mean, was it ideological? i know youve mentioned there was potentially a business case, but youve decided there wasnt. there were many people in the industry who said, you know, the business case does not stack up. this is actually revenge. well, i ...

To people within the sector, including the independent sector, that selling them at this moment in time is not the right decision. the right decision is a comprehensive package, an ambitious package, which is what we laid before the house, which includes opening up some sustainability issues and allowing channel 4 to have more commercialfreedom so that they have the opportunity to survive and thrive. i mean, there are fantastic media out there, one that i think we can be proud of and we want to ...

New under borisjohnson. this issue has been a long term issue in terms of weve seen many, many predecessors look at this, karen bradley, for instance, looked at it. she came to the same conclusion as i did. there were mps, there are mps in your party who talked about revenge, who talked about payback time. ijust wondered, many people think some people think that it was actually the moment when channel 4 news replaced borisjohnson, who didnt want to appear on their show with an ice sculpture. tha...

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But the black community more than my predecessors. crime is at the lowest level that its been at in 35 years. everybody benefits from that including the black community. - "im going to put total occupation mentality in the black and brown communities." - the reports of police misconduct are on the rise. - he came from behind me, and he put his gun to the back of my head and told me to get on my effing knees. i complied. and he just started whacking me with his gun. - "we want to get rid of these...

Is not the right decision. the right decision is a comprehensive package, an ambitious package, which is what we laid before the house, which includes opening up some sustainability issues and allowing channel 4 to have more commercialfreedom so that they have the opportunity to survive and thrive. i mean, there are fantastic media out there, one that i think we can be proud of and we want to retain. you mentioned your predecessor, nadine dorries. she obviously doesnt see it that way. you know, ...

Walter, its great to see you. you are the fourth director. this has been going on since 1938. how was this sustained? >> in 1938 nobody dreamed it was going to continue for 85 years. thats unheard. but my predecessors were so dogged. they kept eight. they would send people thank you notes and birthday card when they participated with us. they kept a community of people involved in the study. that was the key 0 keeping it going. brian: 724 people in the beginning some poor kid and some rich kids ...

A big 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 cop...

Walter, its great to see you. you are the fourth director. this has been going on since 1938. how was this sustained? >> in 1938 nobody dreamed it was going to continue for 85 years. thats unheard. but my predecessors were so dogged. they kept eight. they would send people thank you notes and birthday card when they participated with us. they kept a community of people involved in the study. that was the key 0 keeping it going. brian: 724 people in the beginning some poor kid and some rich kids ...