Carol Vorderman sabotaged them.

No PG I think they did that themselves ... Forshame

Yes, they may not survive.

Read here for a start:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/medi...4-financial-problems

Is that why the forums shut down? they really had no money for them?

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Originally posted by Windswept:
Is that why the forums shut down? they really had no money for them?

That's the reason they gave.

What the article didn't mention is that C4 is angling for a tie up with BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, which they see as a huge cash cow.
A lot of this posturing is an attempt to twist the governments arm in order to make this happen. So far the government has suggested a merger with C5 which has horrified the super-fat cats at C4.
The sub text to this is that they want to get hold of BBC Worldwide before the Tories get in and privatise it and other juicier bits of the Beeb.

They failed in their last attempt to grab a slice of the licence fee. If they made more of their own shows, instead of importing endless expensive American trash, they might have more of a claim to be a 'public service broadcaster'

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Originally posted by Demantoid:
They failed in their last attempt to grab a slice of the licence fee. If they made more of their own shows, instead of importing endless expensive American trash, they might have more of a claim to be a 'public service broadcaster'

and repeating it ad nauseum Dems

I don't know what went wrong with C4 but it really does look like it's in trouble ... Even its biggest draw, BB, now looks likely to be sold off to the highest bidder (hopefully not Sky, but who else can afford it ...? ) ... It's quite sad to see it in decline, when it has provided us with some of the best programmes and, in particular, cutting edge documentaries than any other TV channel ...