Sky and Love Productions are in a dispute over attempts to move The Great British Bake Off from Channel 4 to Sky, prompting former Love managing director Letty Kavanagh to bring legal claims for wrongful dismissal and unpaid severance. The row matters because Bake Off is a major free-to-air success and has become a test of Sky’s approach to public-service television as it pursues a £1.6 billion takeover of ITV.

Kavanagh alleges she was dismissed after objecting to Sky’s 2025 “Project Rise” plan, arguing it was improperly handled and harmed Love’s relationship with Channel 4; former executive producer Kieran Smith and another employee have also raised concerns. Sky denies wrongdoing, says an external investigation rejected the complaints, and attributes the conflict to professional disagreements over the programme’s future. Bake Off ultimately remained on Channel 4, where it has aired since 2017 after moving from the BBC.