CHANNEL 4

Paul Mckay
 GENERAL INFORMATION

Channel 4is a Britishpublic-servicetelevision broadcaster that

began transmission on 2 November 1982. Although largely
commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned;
originally a subsidiary of theIndependent Broadcasting
Authority,the station is now owned and operated byChannel
Four Television Corporation, a public corporation of
theDepartment for Culture, Media & Sport,which was
established in 1990 and came into operation in 1993. With the
conversion of theWenvoetransmitter group in Wales to digital
on 31 March 2010, Channel 4 became a UK-wide TV channel for
the first time.
 FUNDING

Channel 4 funds itselfthrough the sale of on-air advertising,

programme sponsorship, and the sale of any programme
content and merchandising rights it owns, such as overseas
sales and video sales
The change in funding came about under theBroadcasting Act
1990when the new corporation was afforded the ability to
fund itself. Originally this arrangement left a 'safety net'
guaranteed minimum income should the revenue fall too low,
funded by large insurance payments made to the ITV
companies.
 COMPETITORS

BBC- TV Channel
Sky - TV Channel
Hulu - Streaming Service
Netflix - Streaming Service
ITV TV Channel
 CONTACT CHANNEL 4

The Channel 4 Headquarters building is at:

124 Horseferry Road

London
SW1P 2TX
Tel: 0207 396 4444

Office in Glasgow:
227 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 2ND
Tel: 0141 568 7105