BBC and Channel 4 in talks to create British streaming champion

Bake Off would run with ads on i Player, according to the BBC boss.

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What happenedBroadcaster’s new director-general Matt Brittin says UK needs platform to compete with Netflix.

What changedThe left frames it as "Great British Bake Off ‘could return to BBC after talks with Channel 4’". The center frames it as "BBC and Channel 4 in talks to create British streaming champion".

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Still Watching. The left frames it as "Great British Bake Off ‘could return to BBC after talks with Channel 4’". The center frames it as "BBC and Channel 4 in talks to create British streaming champion".

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Jul 8, 12:29 PM: Financial Times - Companies joined the source map.

Jul 8, 1:32 PM: Metro UK joined the source map.

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Center-left ·News report

Metro UK52m ago

Great British Bake Off ‘could return to BBC after talks with Channel 4’

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Bake Off would run with ads on i Player, according to the BBC boss.

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Center ·News report

Financial Times - Companies1h ago

BBC and Channel 4 in talks to create British streaming champion

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Broadcaster’s new director-general Matt Brittin says UK needs platform to compete with Netflix

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