All Channel 4 articles – Page 198
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NewsSharon Horgan: scrap comedy briefs
Catastrophe creator Sharon Horgan used the Alternative MacTaggart lecture to call for comedy commissioners to be less prescriptive.
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NewsTV chiefs: don't make BBC reveal star pay
Channel bosses have hit back against government proposals to force the BBC to reveal talent pay, claiming that it would not be in viewers’ interests.
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NewsJay Hunt: privatisation debate is 'destabilising'
Jay Hunt has issued a renewed call for clarity over the potential privatisation of Channel 4 and described the ongoing uncertainty as “destabilising” for the broadcaster.
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NewsJane Featherstone scores debut commissions
Former Kudos chief Jane Featherstone has landed a BBC drama and an E4 comedy – the first commissions for her fledgling indie Sister Pictures.
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NewsC4 orders Troubles comedy and extreme survival series
Channel 4 has unveiled a raft of commissions including a Northern Irish comedy set amongst the troubles and a survival series recreating one of the most dangerous expeditions in history.
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NewsC4 lines up Electric Dreams writers
A raft of top US and British writers including Jack Thorne and Tony Grisoni will collaborate on Channel 4’s ambitious 10-part sci-fi drama based on Philip K. Dick’s short stories.
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NewsChannel 4 ups 8pm spend for kids
Channel 4 will ramp up spending on programming for older children by two-thirds following criticism that it is failing the demographic.
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Behind The ScenesThe Watchman, Channel 4
After winning a Bafta for The Murder Detectives, director Dave Nath had his pick of documentary subjects. So why did he turn to drama?
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NewsKeo explores Mormon polygamists
Keo Films has gained access to a fundamentalist Mormon community in Utah for a four-part Channel 4 documentary.
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NewsDeal or No Deal axed by C4
Channel 4 has confirmed long-running gameshow Deal or No Deal? is to be axed at the end of this year.
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NewsBoycott threat lingers over Project Diamond
Bectu has reiterated its threat to boycott the Creative Diversity Network’s industry-wide diversity monitoring initiative if it does not agree to publish diversity data about every TV show.
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NewsC4 makes offer to The Dog Father
Liberty Bell is on the hunt for troublesome dogs for its upcoming Channel 4 pilot The Dog Father (w/t).
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NewsC4 to explore secret restaurants
Michelin starred chef Michel Roux Jr is to explore secret restaurants for a new Boomerang-produced show for Channel 4.
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NewsCaitlin Moran slams lack of working class comedies
Caitlin Moran has branded the lack of female working class British comedies “shameful” after Channel 4 cancelled her Raised By Wolves sitcom.
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NewsC4 checks out BDO Darts deal
Channel 4 has landed the terrestrial rights to the BDO World Professional Darts Championships following the BBC’s decision to walk away from the Lakeside tournament last December.
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NewsC4 and Sky back David Frank start-up
David Frank’s online distribution platform TRX has become the first non-content company to be backed by Channel 4’s Growth Fund.
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NewsBBC and C4 seek fresh directors
The BBC and Channel 4 have stepped up their efforts to find a broader range of voices among the next generation of TV directors through two new schemes.
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NewsTalkback prepares Roald Dahl centenary film
Channel 4 will celebrate the work of Roald Dahl in a 90-minute film marking the centenary of the writer’s birth.
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RatingsFirst Dates slips below 1m
TUESDAY: First Dates struggled to woo 1m viewers on its return to the schedule – up against tough competition from a slot-winning performance from BBC2’s Olympics coverage.
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NewsPlum abandons C4 property commission
Plum Pictures’ Channel 4 property commission Britain’s Best Beach Huts has collapsed following local opposition to the project.