All Channel 4 articles – Page 196
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FeaturesBorn On The Same Day, C4
Tracing the lives of celebrities and ordinary people born on the same day brings a fresh approach to the biography format, says Laura Mansfield
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RatingsUnderwhelming debut for C4's Born On... as Euro 2016 dominates
TUESDAY: Channel 4’s remake of Norwegian format Born On The Same Day struggled to cut through – with just over 1m viewers – narrowly ahead of ITV2’s Love Island.
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NewsC4 plans Grease-style prom night
Channel 4 is to host a 50s-themed live entertainment evening in which Alan Carr will present a screening of classic musical Grease and a live Rydell High-styled dance event.
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NewsC4 bulks up entertainment slate
Channel 4 is locking up seven strangers in a room for the chance to win £10,000 in a new Monkey-produced daytime quiz, while E4 has tasked DJ Charlie Sloth to find the perfect housemate.
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FeaturesGoggledocs
Five of the UK’s top TV documentary-makers watched C4’s factual output in the first week of February. Here they deliver their verdicts in the style of the channel’s hit series Gogglebox
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NewsC4 greenlights nine Cutting Edge docs
A raft of new films have been green-lit for Channel 4’s documentary strand Cutting Edge.
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Ratings24 Hours in Police Custody triumphs for C4
WEDNESDAY: C4’s 24 Hours in Police Custody won the 9pm slot, while Channel 5 matched BBC1 across the hour.
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NewsDiscovery eyes C4 in UK push
Discovery will be in the queue of potential suitors for a privatised Channel 4, as the US broadcasting giant looks to build its presence in the UK.
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NewsC4 rejects Birmingham move proposals
Channel 4 has poured cold water on government proposals to relocate from its Horseferry Road headquarters to Birmingham, arguing it is already sufficiently active outside of the capital.
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VideoVIDEO: Born on the Same Day, C4
Outline Productions has remade the Norwegian format about a disparate group of people who share a birthday
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NewsGovernment nears decision on C4’s future
The fate of Channel 4 could be decided within six weeks, with John Whittingdale refusing to rule out either a part or full sell-off of the commercial broadcaster.
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NewsOfcom raps Channel 4 for Countdown promotions
An episode of Countdown which heavily promoted The Ideal Home Show and P&O Cruises has landed Channel 4 in hot water with Ofcom.
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NewsThe Windsors to return to C4
Channel 4 has ordered a second run of satirical royal comedy The Windsors ahead of tonight’s concluding episode.
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NewsBizarre ER finds third home with E4
Maverick’s medical format Bizarre ER has found its third home in the UK after E4 ordered a new series of the show that has previously aired on BBC3 and TLC.
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NewsZaslav: C4 remit barrier to Discovery bid
Discovery Communications chief executive David Zaslav has acknowledged he would run the rule over Channel 4 and ITV - but indicated that there are barriers to both deals.
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NewsChannel 4 inks Barcroft deal
Channel 4 has taken another step towards future-proofing its business after investing in multimedia content company Barcroft Holdings.
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NewsKen Loach takes aim at C4
Ken Loach has accused Channel 4 of profiting from exploitative “circus freak” programming in a stinging attack on the quality of the broadcaster’s public service output.
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NewsLionsgate backs first British TV show
Lionsgate International UK has made its first investment in a British TV show - jumping on board Damned, Channel 4’s social services sitcom.
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NewsBig Mountain embarks on C4 Irish travelogue
Northern Irish indie Big Mountain Productions has partnered with Father Ted actor Ardal O’Hanlon to make an Irish travelogue for Channel 4.
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NewsRumpus tests Japanese gameshows for C4
Comedian Noel Fielding is to explore the weird world of Japanese gameshows in a one-off Channel 4 studio show.