The pinnacle of one in every of Northern Eire’s best-known impartial TV firms has welcomed indicators that the brand new Tradition Secretary might backtrack on promoting Channel 4.
Michelle Donelan stated the federal government is re-examining the "enterprise case" to ensure "we nonetheless agree with that call". The choice to take Channel 4 out of public possession was introduced underneath the tenure of Ms Donelan's predecessor Nadine Dorries.
TV manufacturing firms in Northern Eire, lots of whom depend upon Channel 4 for income, have stated they're against privatisation. Its mannequin has been to fee programmes from outdoors firms, although that would change if it was bought.
Jannine Waddell, of Waddell Media in Co Down, stated: “Clearly a U-turn on privatisation can be the very best end result for the impartial manufacturing sector in Northern Eire.”
Waddell Media has been commissioned to supply a second collection of Britain's Most Costly Homes for Channel 4.