now on bbc news the media show. hello. from countdown to big brother to it s a sin, channel 4 has long been a fixture on our gogglebox. but could the channel a whole generation has grown up with be about to change? this week, the government announced another consultation into whether channel 4 should be privatised. so would that mean an influx of cash to compete with the streaming giants or a change of focus perhaps less unreported world, more naked attraction. and would flogging our third biggest broadcaster bring in as much cash as the government expects? joining me to discuss this is alex mahon, chief executive of channel 4, and chris curtis, editor in chief at broadcast. also with me, danielle lux, managing director of cpl productions. and, danielle, you ve got a very broad slate, haven t you? give me a sense of the shows you ve got on air at the moment. well, we just finished life & rhymes, which is our entertainment show on sky arts. we are in production on married
theresa may has added her backing to the united states‘ demand for a ceasefire and peace talks in yemen within 30 days. the civil war in yemen is now into its third year. it s a conflict that has created the world s worst humanitarian crisis, with millions at risk of starvation. america, along with britain and france, has supported the saudis who are helping yemen s government fight houthi rebels. our international correspondent orla guerin hasjust returned from yemen. a warning her report contains some distressing material. in yemen, it has come to this. more than three years of war have brought the nation to the brink of famine. we filmed these distressing images earlier this month. after years of inaction, there is a new sense of urgency and from the united states a new push for peace. 30 days from now, we want to see everybody around a peace table based on a ceasefire, based on a pull back from the border, and then based on ceasing dropping of bombs, that will permit
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so where did it go wrong? well, i m not sure that it went wrong. i mean, obviously, this is the government s decision to make. what i would say is it s never quiet times at channel 4. this is not a job you would take if you wanted an easy life and a restful retirement. how often do you speak to the dcms or to nadine dorries? well, i speak to the dcms plenty, you know, i ll be speaking to them later on today. i spoke to them last week. we have a lot of interaction with them, we ve had a lot of interaction with them during the pandemic where they ve been a very supportive department in the industry. but obviously now i m speaking to them a little more than usual. is you say they ve been supportive, but they did say your recent proposals for channel 4 were based on flawed assumptions. so clearly, at some level, you re not successfully managing to make your case. i m sure you ve reflected on why. why do you think that hasn t happened? well, i think my position on privatisation is
killed ten people. it s the worst so far in the us this year. an investigation is under way to see if any clues left by the attacker were missed. now on bbc news, the media show. hello. welcome to the media show. welcome, too, to the headquarters of channel 4 in central london. and we re here because the government has confirmed it s pushing on with its plans to privatise channel 4, despite the reservations of the broadcaster. so we re going to look through all of the issues that this raises with our guest today, the ceo of channel 4, alex mahon. alex, thank you very much indeed forjoining us. this wasn t the outcome you wanted. so where did it go wrong? well, i m not sure that it went wrong. i mean, obviously, this is the government s decision to make. what i would say is it s never quiet times at channel 4. this is not a job you would take if you wanted an easy life and a restful retirement. how often do you speak to the dcms or to nadine dorries? well, i speak to the dcms