Stay updated with breaking news from Fru hazlitt. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
The patronage state prospectmagazine.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from prospectmagazine.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Channel 4 was launched in 1982 as a publicly owned broadcaster THE UK’s Culture Secretary has confirmed that Channel 4 could be sold off in the next three years to “provide a sustainable future for the broadcaster”. Speaking at the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee, Oliver Dowden said the privatisation of the broadcaster is “on the table” as part of a government review. Asked if the channel could be sold off before the end of this parliament, he told the committee: “We have not ruled that out, no.” The channel was launched in 1982 as a publicly owned, but commercially funded, broadcaster. ....
Last modified on Wed 14 Apr 2021 16.47 EDT The government has vetoed the reappointment of two women to Channel 4’s board of directors, including one of only two women of colour, in a sign ministers are continuing to assert their authority over senior media appointments. The decision not to renew the boardroom positions of Uzma Hasan and Fru Hazlitt at the state-owned but privately funded broadcaster was made against the advice of both the Channel 4 board and the media regulator, Ofcom. Both women were recommended for another three-year term on the broadcaster’s board, sources told the Guardian, with such reappointments usually waved through by the government. However, ministers have instead decided to seek new candidates, as part of a wider push that has led to the appointment of Conservative allies to leading media roles. ....
Half of Channel 4 s female board members see reappointment vetoed by Downing Street Sources say decision was made to fill a skills gap, but critics suggest it will further fears it is just easier to get rid of women 14 April 2021 • 8:55pm Downing Street has vetoed the reappointment of half of the female members of Channel 4’s board of directors. Despite recommendations to renew for another three years the boardroom positions of Uzma Hasan, a producer and co-founder of Little House Productions, and Fru Hazlitt, who runs a social media company and is a former managing director at ITV, Yahoo and GCap Media, ministers decided to seek fresh candidates. ....