Funding - Initially 100% funded by advertising. However Channel four is also partially funded by public funding, through a small portion of the licence fee.
Associated channels - Channel 4, E4, Film4, More4. Each channel targets a specific, niche audience. Eg. E4 specifically targets a young, studenty type of audience. Channel itself opened by then popular youth icon Ali G.
Scheduling - Makes use of the watershed, placing shows later at night. Reputation for challenging, programming
Notable releases - Big Brother, Hollyoaks, Brookside, Celebs go Dating, Gogglebox, Made in Chelsea, Skins, The Inbetweeners, Misfits
Notable distributed/imported releases - Friends, Big Band Theory, Frasier etc
Ownership - Channel Four Television Corporation
Possible question: how have ownership and economic factors shaped the TV programs you have studied?