All Channel 4 articles – Page 198
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NewsC4 highlights "erosion" of key factual formats
Channel 4 has flagged a ratings “erosion” of flagship shows including One Born Every Minute and the Educating strand and is set to shift its factual output away from UK domestic issues.
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CommentIs C4 meeting its remit?
As the government runs the rule over privatising Channel 4, Broadcast publishes extracts from a new book in which industry figures offer personal reflections on the challenges it faces
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CommentThere is no need to ‘fix’ C4
Broadcaster is succeeding without privatisation, says Kate Bulkley
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NewsThe story behind Eurotrash’s return
Rabbit show-jumping, naked Germans and singing dogs could be returning to Channel 4 after the broadcaster resurrected late-night magazine show Eurotrash as part of its Brexit referendum coverage.
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NewsC4 chairman calls for more ambition
Channel 4 chairman Charles Gurassa has called on the broadcaster’s executive team to shrug off uncertainty surrounding potential privatisation and come up with a strategy that can help it move on creatively and commercially.
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NewsC4 supersizes Secret Life of 4, 5 and 6 Year Olds
Channel 4 is bringing back The Secret Life of 4, 5 and 6 Year Olds with a new focus on sibling relationships.
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NewsC4: hands off BBC scheduling
Channel 4 chief creative officer Jay Hunt has argued that there is no need for the government to interfere in the BBC’s scheduling decisions.
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NewsC4: we need clarity about our future
Channel 4 has urged the government to offer clarity about its future and admitted it is in the dark about any proposals for part-privatisation.
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NewsOfcom: C4 must do more for children
Ofcom has told Channel 4 that it must do more to cater for older children amid pressure from the government to up its game on kids’ content.
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NewsBryan Cranston to star in C4 sci-fi drama
Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston is to star in a 10-part sci-fi drama based on a series of Philip K. Dick short stories for Channel 4.
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NewsC5 owner opposes C4 privatisation
Channel 5 owner Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has opposed plans to privatise Channel 4 – the first time that the company has made its position public.
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NewsC4 posts record revenues amid ‘climate of uncertainty’
Channel 4 has overcome “a climate of uncertainty” around privatisation to post the highest revenues and content spend in its 34-year history.
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NewsEurotrash hijacks C4 Brexit slate
Channel 4 is bringing back Eurotrash and hosting a live debate with Jeremy Paxman as part of its slate of Brexit-themed programming.
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RatingsThe Windsors gets off to royal start
FRIDAY: Channel 4 comedy The Windsors got off to a good start, while the Masterchef final and second series of Dave’s Hoff The record slipped.
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NewsE4 strikes second Netflix deal
An E4 comedy horror series from the creator of Misfits has become the broadcaster’s second drama to be co-produced by Netflix.
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NewsDragonfly doc takes C4 to trial
Dragonfly will explore the shielded process of a trial by jury in a documentary series for Channel 4.
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NewsMurder Detectives director prepares debut drama
The Murder Detectives director Dave Nath is moving away from factual for the first time to direct and write a Channel 4 drama.
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Behind The ScenesChildren On The Frontline: The Escape, C4
Revisiting a family trying to escape the conflict in Syria presented many challenges, says Marcel Mettelsiefen. But the hardest was balancing the roles of friend and film-maker
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The Broadcast InterviewJohn Hay, C4
Channel 4 arts commissioner John Hay tells Robin Parker why he wants artists to tackle ‘front-half-of-the-paper’ topics. Plus: Pegah Farahmand on supercharging Random Acts