All Channel 4 articles – Page 205
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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
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NewsThe Island and Hunted producer joins Channel 4
Shine TV’s former managing director Kelly Webb-Lamb has joined Channel 4 as head of factual entertainment.
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RatingsC4 health series opens healthily
WEDNESDAY: The launch of Channel 4’s factual health series Never Seen a Doctor smashed the slot average while Mary Beard’s historical doc reached the half way mark with solid numbers.
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NewsTNT boards E4 comedy Foreign Bodies
E4 comedy drama Foreign Bodies is to launch in the US after TNT came on board as a co-producer.
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NewsDancer Akram Khan part of C4 arts slate
Dancer Akram Khan is to create and stage a work in British factories in a one-off Channel 4 documentary from Grayson Perry’s producers.
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NewsReport: C4 sale 'overwhelming negative'
A report analysing the consequences of privatising Channel 4 has claimed a sale would be “overwhelmingly negative” for producers, advertisers and the overall economy – and mooted BT as the most likely UK buyer.
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RatingsPaul Merton travelogue departs with 1.6m
SUNDAY: Paul Merton’s latest televised trip started solidly on Channel 4, while ITV’s The Durrells and BBC1’s Undercover fell to lows.
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NewsMitchell and Webb reunite for C4 comedy pilot
Comedy duo David Mitchell and Robert Webb are reuniting for a Channel 4 comedy pilot.
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NewsMinnow seeks spies for C4 series
Minnow Films is following up SAS: Who Dares Wins by putting 20 ordinary men and women through the rigorous recruitment processes of Britain’s intelligence services for a new Channel 4 series.
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RatingsScott & Bailey hand in their badges in front of 4.4m
WEDNESDAY: The final ever instalment of Scott & Bailey bowed out with a slot-winning performance.
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NewsC4 reveals how data informs commissioning
Channel 4 data chief Pedro Cosa has provided an insight into how his team helps inform commissioning decisions.
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NewsDCMS meetings offer hints at possible C4 suitors
Culture secretary John Whittingdale, who met with the likes of Viacom, Disney, Warner Bros and Sony last year, has claimed there will be “no shortage” of buyers for Channel 4.
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CommentJohn Whittingdale’s misguided plan
Culture secretary has a solution for C4 - but what’s the problem, asks Chris Curtis