Channel 4 plans to take majority classes in third -party production companies as part of its plan to move to internal production.
When the UK commercial broadcaster published its annual report on Wednesday, Channel 4 revealed the Creative Investment Fund, which will push companies with commercial capabilities.
Jonathan Alan, Operations Director of Channel 4 and the upcoming temporary CEO, refused to reveal the value of the company's independent investment war fund. Channel 4 contains cash reserves of 111 million pounds ($ 150 million).
Alan said that the creative investment fund will be a development of a long -term independent growth fund, which has taken small classes in companies including WARP films, which made Netflix strike Teenager.
Alan said that channel 4 “will invest reasonably” in the producers, but it admitted that the company will not be able to compete with its deep competitors such as ITV studios.
He added that channel 4 will be transferred to production in a “gradual and carefully management” manner, starting with the launch of the internal unit whose name was not revealed in 2026 as a distinguished company. He will not reveal revenue expectations.
The pluscinemaz.comrevealed on Tuesday that the fourth channel had participated in the IBISon company, the Executive Research Company run by the former YMU talent agent Nicola ibison, to find a head of production. The role will make reports to Alan.
The transition of channel 4 to production is an important step, which indicates the end of its 40 -year -old history as a network that illuminates all its content from the independent production sector. The UK government removed the restrictions of the broadcaster publisher in Channel 4 in 2023 as part of a deal to preserve the company in the hands of the public.
The new internal production head is expected to have relations with broadcasters in the United Kingdom, the female and American partners, which confirms the ambition of Channel 4 to present third parties.
