The Channel 4 Conundrum
Media Guardian: C4 could be part-funded by license fee
Media Guardian: Ofcom reveals vision for new 'public service publisher'
So on one hand, Channel 4 could be so desperate for £100m a year that it has to be injected with cash or assets from the BBC, and on the other, Ofcom is talking about the need for a new public service broadcaster with a £300m a year subsidy out of the public purse - because in the digital age, it will be important to ensure that there's a good public service broadcaster that's doing something different to everyone else.
Hmm. Now here's an idea... Why not just give the money to Channel 4 so it can keep on doing what it was set up to do over 20 years ago? Why even contemplate starting something new, when you have an ideal vessel for your ambitions sat there staring at you in the face? An organisation that has knowledge, experience and an uncertain future in the digital age?
Or is that too logical?
