The network boss believes production companies that underpin Britain’s global reputation face being forced out of business
Alex Mahon’s assessment of the crisis facing the television market is frank: the Channel 4 boss believes many of the production companies that underpin Britain’s global reputation for making hit shows face being forced out of business.
Amid the worst ad slump in more than 15 years, which the chief executive has described as “market shock” territory, her comments are unlikely to warm the already strained relations between the broadcaster and the 300 independent TV producers that depend on it.