Who might buy Channel 4?

Broadcaster to go up for sale as senior conservatives criticise decision

Channel 4’s headquarters in Horseferry Road, London
Channel 4’s headquarters in Horseferry Road, London
(Image credit: Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Channel 4 is to be sold by the government before the next general election after ministers decided privatisation was the best way to “sustain” the country’s public service broadcasting sector.

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