EXCLUSIVE : Channel 4 ‘s leadership limbo is closer to being resolved.

Deadline hears that the field of candidates to become Channel 4’s chair has narrowed, with Debbie Wosskow , a digital entrepreneur and serving C4 board member, now out of the running.

Earlier on Tuesday, Sky News’ Mark Kleinman reported that Justin King, the former boss of retail giant Sainsbury’s, is also no longer a candidate.

Wosskow and King were considered to be the two leading contenders, but Sky News noted that private equity executive Wol Kolade and another unnamed candidate are in the mix. A Conservative Party donor, Kolade has previously served as a non-executive director at NHS England and advocated for a rethink of the health service’s funding.

Ofcom, the UK media regulator, has overseen the Chann

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