Ministers are "re-examining" plans to privatise Channel 4, according to the new Culture Secretary in a sign Liz Truss could be ditching Boris Johnson's scheme to sell the broadcaster.
Michelle Donelan said the Government will "make sure" they still agree with the former PM's decision.
She also addressed the BBC licence fee, saying she would look at it “in the round” as she declined to say whether it could be scrapped.
Her predecessor Nadine Dorries led the controversial decisions over the future of BBC and Channel 4, under Mr Johnson's leadership.
In January, Ms Dorries announced that the licence fee would be frozen at £159 for the next two years until April 2024.
She said she wanted to find a new funding model before the current deal expires in 2027 as it is “completely outdated”.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, the Culture Secretary said: "We are looking especially at the business case for the sale of Channel 4 and making sure that we still agree with that decision, and that is what I am doing.
“I’m the type of politician that bases their decisions on evidence, that bases their decisions on listening and that’s what I will be doing over the coming weeks.
“I will take that approach when it comes to Channel 4 and every aspect of my brief.”
She declined to say outright whether the BBC licence fee should be scrapped, but said rival TV services from streamers such as Netflix and Amazon raised questions about whether “the current model that the BBC uses is actually sustainable in the long term and is providing that choice element to the general public”.
The review was due to begin before the Commons summer recess on July 22.
Boris Johnson's resignation threw his plans to sell off the broadcaster up in the air, as it had faced fierce backlash from Tory MPs and Government insiders, according to reports.
Sir David Attenborough backed a letter warning ministers "to stop short-sighted political and financial attacks" on public service broadcasters.
Ministers decided to sell the broadcaster after launching a review last summer that warned "this is 2021, not 1982 - and the broadcasting landscape has changed beyond recognition."
Labour insiders have previously accused the government of a "culture war" against the channel after one of its senior figures branded Boris Johnson a "known liar" in 2019.
Channel 4 is publicly owned and non-profit but receives no taxpayer cash, instead being funded entirely through its commercial activity.
