LONDON (Sept 29): Britain's Channel 4 has ruled out merging with the BBC but is ​open to sharing content on the ‌BBC's iPlayer streaming service, the broadcaster's chief executive Priya Dogra told the Royal Television Society's London ​Convention 2026.

Channel 4 and the BBC ​are both publicly owned British broadcasters facing ⁠funding challenges and audience fragmentation.

"It is ​fair to say I don't want to merge ​with the BBC because it will be a takeover by the BBC," she said.

But the broadcasters were ​talking about putting Channel 4's content ​on iPlayer, said Dogra, who has been CEO since ‌March.

The ⁠BBC's Director-General Matt Brittin said in July the two broadcasters had held talks about collaborating, for example around iPlayer.

Dogra said there ​was a lot ​to ⁠be considered because Channel 4 content "is monetised by advertising, so it ​has to accommodate that".

"But the idea ​of ⁠having a platform that's British owned, that showcases public service broadcasting content, particularly content ⁠that's made ​without the profit motive, ​I think is important," she said. "So I'm open to ​collaboration."

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