Channel 4 on Trial
Date: 25 August 2007
Time: 14:00-15:00
Venue: The Pentland
Producer: David Flynn, Deputy Creative Director, Endemol UK
Assistant Producer: Kam Kandola, Events Producer and Regions Programmer, BAFTA
Chair: Andrew Neil, Journalist and Broadcaster
Panellists: Andy Duncan, Chief Executive, Channel 4
Kevin Lygo, Director of Television and Content, Channel 4
: Plus Surprise Witnesses
Summary
It's been a tough year for Channel 4. Ofcom's report on Celebrity Big Brother, the phone scandal on Richard and Judy, controversy over The Great Global Warming Swindle and Diana: The Witnesses in the Tunnel as well as profits plummeting 70% in 2006 as a belt-tightening chancellor moves into No.10. 25 years after launch, we present cases for the prosecution and the defence as we ask the question - has Channel 4 lost its way?