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In the long term, a wider range of options is available at the point of renewal of the existing commercial broadcasting licences. It is legitimate to ask whether ITV1 and Five should have any specific ongoing institutional role in delivery of public service broadcasting; likewise Teletext and GMTV. If Channel 4’s special role were to be maintained, it would need a new remit, a sustainable and proportionate funding model and accountability arrangements.
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Martin Curry on 10 April 2008 at 2:14pm
Channel 4, and S4C are clearly the best candidates for receipt of funds other than from advertising.
Rather than Ofcom seeking to create a new public service commissioning body, they should allocate this role to Channel 4, S4C and the Community channel.