[Ruffy]

Seeker, you may be right. I'm more a devil's advocate in this one.

The downside you describe should be worried about. I don't disagree about that.

However, there is also a possible upside that Channel 4 might continue to develop its brand and content (on the basis that some of the stuff Amazon and Netflix have produced probably wouldn't ever have been made by 'conventional' TV either.)

I share your concern about the sale of our quality assets. Where I think we may differ a little is that my worry is less about letting good stuff go but more that we seem to be also showing that we've forgotten how to create more good stuff to replace it. For me, it's not the letting go per se but if we don't replenish then our end points will become the same, and I agree that's a bad situation.