Channel Four Television Corporation

media company headquartered in London, United Kingdom
Organization business Q5072394
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Channel Four Television Corporation

Summary

Channel Four Television Corporation is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (818 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Channel Four Television Corporation is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Channel Four Television Corporation is in the country of GB[4].
  • Channel Four Television Corporation's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • Channel Four Television Corporation is owned by Government of the United Kingdom[6].
  • Channel Four Television Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as London[7].
  • Channel Four Television Corporation's chief executive officer is recorded as Alex Mahon[8].
  • Channel Four Television Corporation's industry is recorded as mass media[9].
  • 1982 marks the founding of Channel Four Television Corporation[10].
  • 2014-03-12 marks the founding of Channel Four Television Corporation[11].
  • Channel Four Television Corporation's official website is recorded as http://www.channel4.com/info/corporate[12].
  • Channel Four Television Corporation's product or material produced is recorded as television[13].
  • Channel Four Television Corporation's legal form is recorded as statutory corporation[14].
  • Channel Four Television Corporation's legal form is recorded as 8888[15].
  • Channel Four Television Corporation's date of official closure is recorded as May 20, 2020[16].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

  • Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 5493009RDKOUZGH0Q642[17]

  • Registered legal name: Channel Four Television Corporation[18]

  • Legal jurisdiction: GB[19]

  • GLEIF entity category: GENERAL[20]

  • Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): 8888[21]

  • Other legal form: LIMITED[22]

  • Entity status: ACTIVE[23]

  • LEI registration status: ISSUED[24]

  • Entity created: 2014-03-12[25]

  • LEI first registered: 2014-03-12[26]

  • LEI last updated: 2026-01-26[27]

  • LEI next renewal: 2027-03-26[28]

  • Managing LOU: 213800WAVVOPS85N2205[29]

  • Registration authority: RA999999[30]

  • Conformity flag: CONFORMING[31]

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include 1982[10] and 2014-03-12[11].

Leadership

Channel Four Television Corporation's chief executive officer is recorded as Alex Mahon[8].

Operations

Channel Four Television Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as London[7].

Industry

Channel Four Television Corporation's industry is recorded as mass media[9].

Ownership

Channel Four Television Corporation is owned by Government of the United Kingdom[6]. Its product or material produced is recorded as television[13].

Why It Matters

Channel Four Television Corporation ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (818 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . assets-corporate.channel4.com. assets-corporate.channel4.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [17] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  2. [18] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  3. [19] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  4. [20] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  5. [21] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  6. [22] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  7. [23] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  8. [24] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  9. [25] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  10. [26] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  11. [27] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  12. [28] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  13. [29] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  14. [30] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  15. [31] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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