History

From 1982 -1993, IBA were in control of channel 4. programming such as the red triangle series, the tube, and network 7 were aired. once channel 4 television corporation took control, they began to air a number of american shows such as friends and ER.

Finance

Channel 4's total revenue for the year to 31 December 2005 was £894.3 million, of which £735.2 million was generated by its main channel, and the remainder by its subsidiaries channels, sales of programming rights to other broadcasters, Film Four and "new media". Operating profits for the year to 31 December 2006 fell 70% to £14.5 million from £56.9 million in 2005

Texts it produces

Channel 4 has a variety of other channels now such as:

e4
more 4
film 4
4music
channel 4 hd
( and all + 1 channels)

below are some of the shows which are aired on these channels:

the simpsons
friends
big brother
hollyoaks
ugly betty
the simple life
skins
richard and judy
deal or no deal
desperate housewives

and many more...

Who Owns Channel 4?

channel 4 is owned by the channel 4 television corporation. it was established in 1990 and then came into operation in 1993. it was introduced to provide something different from bbc 1,2 and itv.

management:
channel 4 is run by a chief executive. The chief executive is appointed by the chairman, which is a part-time position appointed by ofcom.

chairmen:
edmund dell (1982–87)
richard attenborough (1987–92)
michael bishop (1993–97)
vanni treves (january 1998 – december 2003)
luke johnson (january 2004– )

chief executives
jeremy isaacs (1981–87)
michael grade (1988–97)
michael jackson (1997–2001)
mark thompson (march 2002 – june 2004)
andy duncan (july 2004– )