All Channel 4 articles – Page 209
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NewsGeorge Clarke extends output for C4
George Clarke’s indie Amazing Productions is to make a C4 series following people with “bold ambitions” on renovating interiors.
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RatingsSecret Life of Five Years Olds slumps to low
THURSDAY: The Secret Life of Five Years Olds fell to a series low, while Sky Atlantic’s The Last Panthers lost half its audience.
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Behind The ScenesThe Murder Detectives, C4
We aimed to make our documentary more like a box-set to hook in younger viewers who rarely watch programmes on TV, says Dave Nath
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NewsCommissioning Briefs: History; Sky Arts; All 4
History orders a fast turnaround doc on the Paris terror attacks, while Sky Arts plans a brass band ‘extravaganza’ and All4 orders a new short-form series from Factory Films.
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NewsWelsh indies warn chancellor off C4 sale
TAC, the trade body for Welsh indies, has written to chancellor George Osborne warning him that privatising Channel 4 would usher in a more London-centric strategy.
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RatingsDispatches Isis doc informs 1.7m
MONDAY: A Dispatches special about Isis informed 1.7m, while The Martin Lewis Money Show returned to ITV with its second-highest audience.
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NewsTFI Friday in hot water with Ofcom
TFI Friday has only been back on air for several weeks and it is already in trouble with media watchdog Ofcom after guest Nicholas Hoult swore live on air.
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RatingsKitchen Impossible closes with 730,000
THURSDAY: Michel Roux’s disability series closed on a series low of 730,000 for Channel 4, while BBC1’s medical series Doctor In The House ailed in the face of I’m A Celebrity.
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RatingsToast pops back up with 430,000
WEDNESDAY: Channel 4’s comedy double of Peep Show and Toast Of London failed to bring in a big crowd, as I’m A Celebrity took a bite out of The Apprentice.
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NewsAd bosses warn against C4 sale
Senior advertising agency bosses have warned the government against privatising Channel 4, claiming it will damage their ability to reach audiences.
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VideoVIDEO: Deutschland 83, C4
The German spy thriller will form part of Channel 4’s foreign-language VoD service, Walter Presents.
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NewsLenny Henry: N&R-style quotas needed to address BAME 'market failure'
Sir Lenny Henry has branded the TV industry’s poor record on BAME representation as a “market failure” and urged Ofcom, the BBC Trust and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to force broadcasters to ringfence funds to address the issue.
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NewsVoltage explores world's most bizarre properties
Channel 4 is to investigate the most bizarre properties on the planet in a 90-minute special from Voltage TV.
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NewsMarks & Spencer opens doors to C4
Marks & Spencer is to throw open its doors to Channel 4 as part of a slate of shows which includes a drama from the producers of Line of Duty and the return of SAS: Who Dares Wins.
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NewsAbraham: C4 can stand on own two feet
The breakdown of merger talks between Channel 4 and Channel 5 in 2009 point to the incompatibility of the C4 remit with privatisation, chief executive David Abraham has warned.
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NewsKaboul Kitchen among Walter Presents acquisitions
Channel 4-backed digital service Walter Presents has acquired a new wave of foreign-language films including controversial French comedy Kaboul Kitchen.
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RatingsMasterChef carves up ITV
WEDNESDAY: MasterChef: The Professionals helped BBC2 carve up ITV in the 8pm slot, as the final series of Peep Show debuted with 1.2m.
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NewsBlurring the lines in factual
C4 and BBC commissioners highlight merging of genres and seek ideas that push boundaries
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NewsC4 doc explores Rich Kids of Instagram
Channel 4 Education has commissioned a one-off documentary inspired by the Tumblr blog Rich Kids of Instagram.