JP Morgan appointed by UK government to advise on Channel 4's future

(Alliance News) - JP Morgan has been appointed by the UK government to provide advice on Channel ...

Alliance News 15 September, 2021 | 5:49AM
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(Alliance News) - JP Morgan has been appointed by the UK government to provide advice on Channel 4's future following a consultation into the possible privatisation of the public broadcaster.

UK Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden is understood to have approved the US investment bank to provide corporate finance advice on the broadcaster's remit, ownership and obligations.

The appointment has not been officially confirmed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, but an announcement is expected on Wednesday.

With the public consultation into the next steps for Channel 4 only coming to an end late on Tuesday, Labour's shadow culture secretary Jo Stevens raised concerns that the process had been a "sham".

The broadcaster was founded in 1982 and currently is owned by the government and receives its funding from advertising.

But ministers launched a consultation into a potential change in ownership of the channel in July.

By Sam Blewett, PA Deputy Political Editor

source: PA

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