All Channel 4 articles – Page 207

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    News

    Schedules cleared for Bowie tributes

    2016-01-11T13:12:00Z

    The BBC and Channel 4 are clearing their schedules to pay tribute to David Bowie after he died of cancer on Sunday.

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    News

    Cable: C4 sale would 'imperil' TV industry

    2016-01-11T12:28:00Z

    Privatising Channel 4 would generate “little or no revenue” and “imperil” the TV industry, according to former business secretary Vince Cable.

  • F1
    News

    C4 awards F1 production deal to Whisper

    2016-01-11T10:30:00Z

    Channel 4 has awarded Whisper Films, the sports producer co-owned by David Coulthard and Jake Humphrey, a £30m production contract to make its Formula One coverage.

  • Rich Evans
    News

    Alaska hires C4 commissioner

    2016-01-08T12:22:00Z

    Channel 4 commissioner Rich Evans has joined Blinging Up Baby indie Alaska as creative director.

  • secret_life
    News

    ToT: the review explained

    2016-01-07T07:20:00Z

    The future of the terms of trade is in the government’s hands after Ofcom ruled it “does not currently see a major case for change” in its review of the production sector.

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    News

    C4 closes in on F1 indie partner

    2016-01-07T07:08:00Z

    Channel 4 is on the brink of awarding a £30m, three-year production contract for its Formula One coverage, following a frantic few weeks of movement in the sports rights market.

  • Travel Man
    News

    Enders: impact of C4 cannot be underestimated

    2016-01-06T10:23:00Z

    The impact Channel 4 has on the independent sector “cannot be underestimated” according to a report by Enders Analysis.

  • Kitchen
    News

    Oz format My Kitchen Rules returns to UK

    2016-01-05T13:07:00Z

    My Kitchen Rules is to return to the UK after Channel 4 ordered a British version of the Australian cooking format.

  • Peter Kosminsky
    News

    Peter Kosminsky warns against C4 sale

    2016-01-05T10:31:00Z

    Peter Kosminsky has issued a warning against privatising Channel 4 “by stealth”, comparing the move to the sell-off of ITV franchises in the 1990s.

  • crashing
    Video

    VIDEO: Crashing, C4

    2016-01-04T12:43:00Z

    Big Talk Productions’ sitcom following six 20-something property guardians living together in a disused hospital.

  • grand_national
    News

    Christmas catch up: what you may have missed

    2016-01-04T09:19:00Z

    ITV was first past the post for horse racing rights, while the BBC suffered an online blackout and Chris Evans quit TFI Friday. Click for a run-down of the biggest broadcasting headlines from the festive period

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    News

    C4 news stories stir mixed Ofcom rulings

    2015-12-21T13:00:00Z

    Channel 4’s “cash for access” sting on Sir Malcolm Rifkind and Jack Straw has been cleared of wrongdoing by Ofcom – but the regulator has reprimanded the commercial broadcaster’s news service over a report on the Shoreham air crash.

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    News

    Channel 4 swoops for Formula One

    2015-12-21T11:14:00Z

    Channel 4 has swooped for the terrestrial rights to Formula One, beating ITV to take over coverage of the motor racing competition from the BBC.

  • David Abraham
    News

    C4 sell-off could deliver ‘pitiful’ return for Treasury

    2015-12-18T13:15:00Z

    The return generated from selling-off Channel 4 could be “pitifully small” if its remit and operating restrictions remain in place, according to a report by Enders.

  • First_Dates
    Ratings

    First Dates proposal helps C4 beat ITV

    2015-12-18T12:58:00Z

    THURSDAY: First Dates helped Channel 4 beat ITV and BBC2 at 9pm, while Hunderby crashed out with 11,000 viewers.

  • Peep Show
    Ratings

    Peep Show ends on low

    2015-12-17T13:09:00Z

    WEDNESDAY: Peep Show’s final ever episode went out with a ratings whimper, as The Apprentice semi-final comfortably won the 9pm slot.

  • Greg Dyke
    News

    Greg Dyke: private equity would destroy C4

    2015-12-16T12:45:00Z

    Greg Dyke has warned that Channel 4 would be “destroyed” if it was sold to a private equity firm, as part of a panel debate on the future of public service television.

  • Charlie Palmer
    News

    All 4 recruits managing editor

    2015-12-16T10:05:00Z

    Channel 4 has promoted its head of viewer relationship management Charlie Palmer to be managing editor of All 4.

  • profugos
    News

    Walter Presents acquires HBO Lat Am dramas

    2015-12-15T12:20:00Z

    Channel 4-backed foreign-language drama service Walter Presents has acquired a raft of programming from Latin America.

  • Gogglebox (2)
    News

    Gogglesprogs secures C4 series

    2015-12-14T12:07:00Z

    Channel 4 has ordered a six-part series of Gogglesprogs, the spin-off of Studio Lambert’s TV-watching format featuring kid contributors.