All articles by Balihar Khalsa – Page 61
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NewsC4 IPTV trials allow viewers to edit news
Channel 4 is developing connected-TV services that could allow viewers to edit Channel 4 News as they are watching it.
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The Broadcast InterviewDorothy Byrne, Channel 4
Under C4’s ‘creative renewal’, the head of news and current affairs is overseeing a radical change in approach, with more emphasis on training and public involvement.
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NewsHamish Mykura to leave C4
Channel 4 has confirmed that Hamish Mykura, head of documentaries, is to leave the broadcaster after 10 years.
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NewsC4 orders Sri Lanka follow-up
A second film about the alleged atrocities which took place during the Sri Lankan civil war will be shown on Channel 4 with new evidence.
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NewsC4 to overhaul Dispatches
Channel 4 is overhauling long-running current affairs strand Dispatches in a bid to cover topical issues faster; increasing the number of films to 40 a year but cutting them down to 30 minutes.
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NewsMore4 to screen Jimmy Carter interview
An interview of former US president Jimmy Carter by Channel 4 news anchor Jon Snow will air on More4 next month.
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NewsBear Grylls to take celebrities into the wild for C4
Bear Grylls is returning to Channel 4 with a new series that will see him taking celebrities out into the wild.
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NewsC4 to air Inbetweeners Movie
Summer box office hit The Inbetweeners Movie will be shown on Channel 4 just 12 months after its cinema release.
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NewsDiscovery acquires Betty
Betty, the producer behind the Joy of Teen Sex and Dirty Sexy Things, has been bought by Discovery Communications - its first acquisition of a UK indie.
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NewsTime Warner in €1bn bid for Endemol
Big Brother producer Endemol has confirmed that it has received a takeover bid from US media giant Time Warner.
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NewsDoherty to examine forest life for C4
Jimmy Doherty is examine the biology, ecology and social history of a Norfolk forest for a new Channel 4 series.
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NewsGuy Martin latest talent to join C4
Channel 4 has secured British motorcycle racer Guy Martin in an exclusive face for the channel - building on the talent recently signed up to the broadcaster.
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NewsC4 lines up real-life Fawlty Towers
Channel 4 is to feature a real-life Fawlty Towers in the second series of The Hotel, which is set to return early next year.
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NewsRamsay to cook Christmas dinner live for C4
Gordon Ramsay will cook a turkey dinner live for Channel 4 on Christmas Day - while Alan Carr will take viewers into the New Year.
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NewsC4 to shake up commissioning structure
Ralph Lee and Sue Murphy look set to be the winners in an imminent Channel 4 commissioning restructure.
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RatingsFrozen Planet draws 7.9m
WEDNESDAY: BBC1’s Frozen Planet piled on more than a million extra viewers on last week’s debut.
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NewsC4 to probe Britishness in Bradford
The Citizenship test will be used as the basis of a social experiment in Bradford which will result in a group of people who failed it put together in a house by Channel 4.
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NewsC4 acquires Half Ton Killer
Mayra Rosales, a 500 kilogram (78 stone) woman, accused of beating her nephew to death is one of the main characters in a US documentary acquired by Channel 4.
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NewsEndemol names Heys PP supremo
Endemol UK has handed Tiger Aspect’s Claire Heys responsibility for product placement, licensing, promotions, live events and AFPs across all of its indies.
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NewsC4 closes in on record spend
Channel 4 is entering its next phase of creative renewal with a revamp of More 4, a raft of new programming and plans to up its spend to an all-time high of £600m next year.