Maybe E4 will switch to showing more of the older Channel 4 programming to fill up the slots. Actually, who are we kidding, they'll just increase the repeats of Big Bang Theory. More 4 will increase Come Dine/4 In A Bed type shows and 4 Music will continue to show anything but music programming.
Channel 4's content budget for 2019 was £489m so that's a big drop.
I think Channel 4 will have to rethink how they operate going forward. Perhaps they could potentially set up an in-house production company that could get commissions from not just themselves but also other broadcaster.
I suspect C4 will have to look at either selling their London HQ (I think the plan was to sub-let it) or scaling back its regional expansion and cutting the number of regional "creative hubs".
C4’s Achilles heel, complete dependence on advertising is exposed. No bank of programme rights to trade. In middle of regional reorganisation. Still has £100 m headquarters. Needs an understanding government and flexible Ofcom. My new C4 history is out 12 November. https://t.co/XxpFPmYqWo
I suspect C4 will have to look at either selling their London HQ (I think the plan was to sub-let it) or scaling back its regional expansion and cutting the number of regional "creative hubs".
C4’s Achilles heel, complete dependence on advertising is exposed. No bank of programme rights to trade. In middle of regional reorganisation. Still has £100 m headquarters. Needs an understanding government and flexible Ofcom. My new C4 history is out 12 November. https://t.co/XxpFPmYqWo
Channel 4's content budget for 2019 was £489m so that's a big drop.
I think Channel 4 will have to rethink how they operate going forward. Perhaps they could potentially set up an in-house production company that could get commissions from not just themselves but also other broadcaster.
There's definitely going to be a point very soon where they'll need their own IP to survive but they'll need to buy pre-existing, successful indies for that to happen. It would take them ages and cost a fortune to start from scratch. Luckily they have their indie development fund where they buy small shares of small indies to get them started so there's potential they could expand on that. Presumably there would need to be some sort of legal/charter/whatever change for C4 to be allowed to more than a publisher broadcaster.
Channel 4's content budget for 2019 was £489m so that's a big drop.
I think Channel 4 will have to rethink how they operate going forward. Perhaps they could potentially set up an in-house production company that could get commissions from not just themselves but also other broadcaster.
There's definitely going to be a point very soon where they'll need their own IP to survive but they'll need to buy pre-existing, successful indies for that to happen. It would take them ages and cost a fortune to start from scratch. Luckily they have their indie development fund where they buy small shares of small indies to get them started so there's potential they could expand on that. Presumably there would need to be some sort of legal/charter/whatever change for C4 to be allowed to more than a publisher broadcaster.
Channel 5 has Viacom International Studios which originally was their in house arm so it's doable on a smaller scale, I don't think they'll be as aggressive as ITV Studios, maybe more on the lines of BBC Studios which has stakes in a few indies and wholly owns Lookout Point.
I think Channel 4 will have to rethink how they operate going forward. Perhaps they could potentially set up an in-house production company that could get commissions from not just themselves but also other broadcaster.
I think Channel 4 will have to rethink how they operate going forward. Perhaps they could potentially set up an in-house production company that could get commissions from not just themselves but also other broadcaster.
Didn't there used to be a company called 124 Media? Creative? that was tangentially linked to Channel 4 (124 being their "house number" on Horseferry Road)? What was that?