Channel 4 Reply

Here is the reply we received from Channel 4.


"Dear Alice,
Thank you for contacting Channel 4 Viewer Enquiries.
We would advise that Channel 4 do not actually make any of the programmes that we broadcast, they are all made by independent production companies. As such, we would not be in a position to assist you with your project as we get a huge volume of requests from students for information on their chosen project/assignment. We simply don't have the time or resources to answer individual enquiries.
We are sorry we could not assist you further, but we wish you all the best with your project.
Thank you again for taking the time to contact us here at Channel 4.
Regards,
Ed Black
Channel 4 Viewer Enquiries"

We were a little dissappointed by this email as it's a 'non-response' email and didn't really answer our question, but this is quite typical of institutions. It however did leave the option open to create our own '4' brand of magazine which we have decided to do for our coursework.

We felt supported in our decision by the fact that X-Factor now has its own weekly magazine, called 'X' which stretches from the music magazine to TV Listings to Women's magazine genres, but it also shows that a more specific magazine can be successful and as Channel 4 is a successful franchise - it is quite possible that a '4' magazine would sell.