Peers call for putative Channel 4 sell-off to be aborted

A cross-party group of peers have warned the government against mounting any move to sell-off Channel 4 on the basis that a private sector owner may curtail current affairs, film and diversity programming in an effort to maximise profits.
The House of Lords Communications Committee flatly rejected arguments put forward by culture secretary John Whittingdale suggesting that a commercially funded though still state-owned broadcaster would actually be in a stronger position.
Committee chair Lord Be