All Channel 4 articles – Page 202
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RatingsSimmonds draws 2.5m
TUESDAY: Ellie Simmonds bronze medal-winning performance in the 400m freestyle pulled a peak of 2.5m to Channel 4 while BBC1 stole the 9pm slot with its crime thriller One of Us.
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NewsMel & Sue to leave Bake Off
Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc will step down as hosts of The Great British Bake Off when the show moves to Channel 4 next year.
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NewsBBC Worldwide retains Bake Off remake rights until 2028
The BBC is to continue to profit from The Great British Bake Off until at least 2028 after it emerged that its international arm holds the remake rights for the next 12 years.
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NewsYoungest woos E4 for debut commission
Youngest Media, the indie established by former Endemol execs David Flynn and Lucas Church, has secured its first commission - an E4 dating show featuring 10 “clones”.
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NewsPoll: the future of Bake Off
Was Love Productions right to take The Great British Bake Off from the BBC to Channel 4?
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NewsGBBO: the TV industry reacts
The television industry’s reaction to Channel 4’s move to snap up Bake Off.
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NewsC4 wins Bake Off contest
Channel 4 has poached The Great British Bake Off after negotiations between Love Productions and the BBC broke down.
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NewsOfcom dismisses Fireman Sam and Naked Attraction complaints
Fireman Sam, Love Island, Naked Attraction and Coronation Street have all been cleared by regulator Ofcom after receiving close to 1,000 complaints.
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NewsMichel Roux Jr to front C4 food series
Michel Roux Jr is to handpick the best food and drink products in the UK for a Channel 4 series.
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NewsC4 relocation back on the agenda
Reports have emerged that Channel 4 is to be moved to Birmingham as it prepares for its first official meeting with the government’s culture secretary.
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NewsSorrell: C4 privatisation is a 'good thing'
WPP chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell has claimed that the privatisation of Channel 4 would be “a good thing” for the industry.
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NewsC4 brings back Trigger Happy TV
Dom Joly’s Trigger Happy TV is to return later this month after Channel 4 ordered a short-form reboot of the hidden camera show.
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NewsHall, Hunt and Purnell lead RTS conference line-up
Tony Hall will share the stage with C4’s Jay Hunt, Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, BBC’s James Purnell and Sky Atlantic’s Zai Bennett at the Royal Television Socety’s London Conference later this month.
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RatingsParalympics triumphs for C4 at 10pm
THURSDAY: C4’s coverage of the Paralympic cycling, swimming and athletics dominated the evening while ITV’s doc Inside Scotland Yard with Trevor McDonald launched with a below slot average performance.
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NewsIcelandic noir Case heads to Walter Presents
Channel 4’s foreign language streaming service Walter Presents has acquired Red Arrow International’s Icelandic crime drama Case.
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RatingsParalympics launches with 2.3m
WEDNESDAY: The Paralympic opening ceremony peaked with 2.3m (19.1%) while BBC1’s Great British Bake Off continued with a slot winning performance.
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NewsJulie Walters hops aboard C4 railway travelogue
Julie Walters is fronting her first factual series in 17 years after Channel 4 ordered a four-part railway travelogue.
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NewsChannel 4 refreshes Crystal Maze
RDF-backed entertainment indie Fizz is to make its reboot of cult Channel 4 gameshow The Crystal Maze “relevant and refreshed” for a younger generation.
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NewsJack Thorne: C4 asks 'big questions' in sex abuse drama
Channel 4’s willingness to “ask big questions” makes it the fitting home for sex abuse drama National Treasure, according to writer Jack Thorne.