07-08-2021, 02:36 PM
I think ITV and C4 would be a good fit together and would also ensure C4 remains in general public ownership. By my last point I mean publicly listed on the LSE and therefore not completely owned by one single entity or shareholder. I feel C4 has a large 'footprint' on the UK PSB landscape unlike Channel Five, and a direct transfer to foreign ownership could be a political hot potato.
I do not think any reasonable purchase price would be an obstacle for ITV plc, or perhaps some other type of financial arrangement though what that could be I don't know.
On the other hand, C4 could just be listed on the LSE in its own right with the proceeds going to HM treasury - maybe a restriction on the maximum number of percentage shares held by any individual shareholder?
I do not think any reasonable purchase price would be an obstacle for ITV plc, or perhaps some other type of financial arrangement though what that could be I don't know.
On the other hand, C4 could just be listed on the LSE in its own right with the proceeds going to HM treasury - maybe a restriction on the maximum number of percentage shares held by any individual shareholder?