All articles by Balihar Khalsa – Page 62
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NewsC4 viewers biggest users of social media
Channel 4 viewers are 36% more likely to regularly use the internet or mobile phones for social networking than the average 16+ adult, while E4 viewers are twice as likely, the channel has claimed.
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NewsPioneer wins 2011 review docs for C4
Pioneer Productions is making two docs for Channel 4 that look back on 2011, one of which focuses on natural disasters and another on the spate of animal attacks on holiday-makers.
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NewsC4 boosts Britdoc funding
Channel 4 has increased its funding of the Britdoc documentary foundation by a third and extended its funding commitment to 2013.
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News10 O'Clock Live to return with shorter format
Channel 4 has ordered a second series of current affairs show 10 O’Clock Live - but cut the format by 15 minutes.
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NewsTeen Vampires land on C4
US teenagers that adopt the lifestyle of vampires and drink blood are to be the subject of a new Channel 4 documentary.
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NewsGaddafi coverage sparks 563 complaints
Graphic coverage of Colonel Gaddafi’s death on several news channels attracted 79 complaints to Ofcom and a further 484 to the BBC.
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NewsC4 orders 8 Out of 10 Cats Christmas special
Channel 4 has ordered an hour-long Christmas special of panel show 8 Out of 10 Cats.
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NewsComedy boosts 4oD growth
Channel 4 saw 4oD views increase by 300,000 on its website in September with comedy being the most popular genre.
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RatingsIdiot hits Route 66 with 1m
FRIDAY: Sky1’s An Idiot Abroad continued to draw over a million viewers - beating The X Factor USA once again.
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NewsC4’s Allan re-jigs sales team
Channel 4’s new sales director Jonathan Allan has restructured his team to create six new teams scrapping the previous structure.
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NewsBacon admits self-censorship due to BBC concerns
Broadcaster Richard Bacon has said he often self-censors as a result of nervousness around causing offence at the BBC.
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NewsE4 to reveal Body Shockers
Comedian Tom Allen will front a clip show about the World’s Greatest Body Shockers for E4.
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NewsC4 orders Steve Jobs doc
Channel 4 has commissioned a fast-turnaround film on the life of Steve Jobs, the co-founder of technology company Apple.
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RatingsThe Slap doubles BBC4's audience
THURSDAY: BBC4’s premiere of Australian drama The Slap more than doubled the channel’s audience for the slot.
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The Broadcast InterviewAndrew Beint, Open Mike Productions
Balihar Khalsa speaks to Open Mike’s head of production about putting stand-up on TV and the benefits of a strong talent roster.
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NewsWhittingdale uses Knox trial to justify cameras in court
The televising of the Amanda Knox trial helped John Whittingdale understand the case and sympathise with her, he revealed at a debate about allowing cameras into the court room.
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NewsC4 to live stream hippo being eaten
Channel 4 is to reveal the food chain in action by live broadcasting the consumption of a dead hippo in the wild over five days.
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NewsDoc planned on 100-year-old marathon runner
A British centenarian who recently became the oldest man to run a marathon is to be the subject of a new documentary.
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NewsGrierson to honour John Pilger
John Pilger will be awarded the Honda Grierson Trustees’ Award on 1 November in recognition of his work as a leading documentary producer.
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NewsCurrent TV orders films from Salford youth
Four local youth groups in Salford have been selected to make eight films to be shown on Current TV as part of a new apprenticeship scheme.