BBC in talks with Channel 4 to host its content on iPlayer amid streaming partnership discussions
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Jake Kanter
4h ago· 3 min readenNews
Summary
BBC director general Matt Brittin has revealed that the BBC is in talks with Channel 4 about a streaming partnership that could see Channel 4 content hosted on BBC iPlayer. During a UK Parliament committee hearing, Brittin described Channel 4 as "subscale" compared to competitors like Sky and ITV, which are merging. This raises the possibility that shows like The Great British Bake Off, which moved from BBC to Channel 4 in 2017, could return to the BBC platform.
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· 2 pulledGiving evidence to UK Parliament's Culture, Media and Sport Committee on Wednesday, Brittin said that the BBC has had an approach from Channel 4 about a streaming partnership.
The former Google executive said striking a deal would be in Channel 4's interests because the commercial broadcaster 'looks very subscale' in a world in which Sky and ITV are merging.
Could 'The Great British Bake Off' return to the BBC? The broadcaster is in talks with Channel 4 to host its content on iPlayer.
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