In the United Kingdom, between 2013 and 2021, Channel 4 was the public service broadcasting (PSB) channel that showed the highest number of long-form news and single story current affairs programs. In 2021, the channel presented 425 programs, down from 428 stated a year earlier.
Number of news and current affairs programs shown on public service broadcasting (PSB) channels in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2021
According to the source: "(...) long form news programmes and single story current affairs programmes with a duration of at least 45 minutes and 15 minutes respectively shown on the main channel between 6pm and midnight."
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Channel 4. (May 12, 2022). Number of news and current affairs programs shown on public service broadcasting (PSB) channels in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/469812/number-of-news-and-current-affairs-programs-shown-on-psb-channels-uk/
Channel 4. "Number of news and current affairs programs shown on public service broadcasting (PSB) channels in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2021." Chart. May 12, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/469812/number-of-news-and-current-affairs-programs-shown-on-psb-channels-uk/
Channel 4. (2022). Number of news and current affairs programs shown on public service broadcasting (PSB) channels in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/469812/number-of-news-and-current-affairs-programs-shown-on-psb-channels-uk/
Channel 4. "Number of News and Current Affairs Programs Shown on Public Service Broadcasting (Psb) Channels in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2013 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/469812/number-of-news-and-current-affairs-programs-shown-on-psb-channels-uk/
Channel 4, Number of news and current affairs programs shown on public service broadcasting (PSB) channels in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/469812/number-of-news-and-current-affairs-programs-shown-on-psb-channels-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of news and current affairs programs shown on public service broadcasting (PSB) channels in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2021 [Graph], Channel 4, May 12, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/469812/number-of-news-and-current-affairs-programs-shown-on-psb-channels-uk/
