David Abraham says TV schedule would need to be packed with entertainment shows to be commercially viableThe chief executive of Channel 4 has said that if the broadcaster was privatised it would need to make profits of approximately £200m annually and the TV schedule would need to be packed with entertainment shows and well-liked foreign-made hits to be commercially viable.[br]The “fierce independence” of Channel 4’s news and current affairs coverage would also be under pressure under privatisation,the channel’s boss, David Abraham, and told the House of Commons culture select committee on Tuesday.
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Source: theguardian.com