UK broadcasters weigh Channel 4-UKTV merger with BBC backing
VideoWeek’s Tim Cross-Kovoor reports that the BBC and Channel 4 held preliminary government talks on merging operations, potentially combining Channel 4’s ad and streaming arms with BBC Studios-owned UKTV.
Why it matters. If the tie-up proceeds, UK public broadcasters consolidate commercial scale to negotiate against Amazon, Google and Netflix for ad and distribution dollars.
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