All Channel 4 articles – Page 225
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NewsHumans creator lifts lid on slate
The Scandinavian indie behind the series that Kudos remade as Channel 4’s ratings smash Humans is lining up its first English- language project.
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NewsC4 invests in sports indie
Channel 4’s latest Growth Fund indie investment is in a sports production company established by Sunil Patel, BT Sport presenter Jake Humphrey and ex-Formula One driver David Coulthard.
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CommentPlaying it safe is not an option
TV may have moved on from The Word, but risk-taking is essential
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NewsChannel 4 Shorts strategy revealed
Channel 4 digital chief Richard Davidson-Houston has lifted the lid on the broadcaster’s burgeoning short-form content strategy after it spent around £1m in its first year.
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NewsC4 visits Gretna Green for wedding format
Big Fat Gypsy Wedding indie Firecracker Films has landed a 15-part daytime commission about marriages from Channel 4.
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NewsVIDEO: Documentary season, C4
Channel 4 unveils its new season of factual programming including SAS: The Ultimate Test, Guy’s Wall Of Death, Educating Cardiff and The Catch.
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NewsThe CW to remake C4's Dates
Bryan Elsey’s Channel 4 drama Dates is to be remade in the US by The CW.
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NewsC4 beefs up docs commissioning team
Channel 4 has appointed 24 Hours in Police Custody director Alisa Pomeroy as commissioning editor for documentaries.
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NewsGogglebox kids spin-off heads to C4
Channel 4’s TV-watching format Gogglebox is to be expanded via a spin-off show featuring children contributors.
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NewsE4 acquires TV reboot of Rush Hour
E4 has acquired the TV reboot of buddy cop drama Rush Hour and Containment, the US remake of Belgian plague thriller Cordon.
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VideoVIDEO: Hunted, C4
Channel 4 unveils the trailer for the Shine TV format in which 14 people go on the run from a team of expert hunters.
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NewsC4 sets sail with Twofour Navy doc
Royal Marines Commando School producer Twofour is to turn its attention to the Royal Navy for its latest fixed-rig series for Channel 4.
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PodcastTalking TV: C4’s future & Amazon’s Top Gear deal
The latest edition of Talking TV ponders Channel 4’s future amid increased fears of privatisation and runs the rule over Amazon’s deal with the former Top Gear team.
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NewsSport and films drive TV spend to £6.4bn
Total broadcaster spend on UK content grew by 9% in 2014 to £6.4bn, with an 18% surge in film and sport responsible for the rise.
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CommentC4’s privatisation phoney war
Will overseas interest convince the government to explore a sale, asks Chris Curtis?
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NewsC4 confident of public future
Channel 4 is quietly confident of staving off privatisation despite chancellor George Osborne lining up a £32bn sell-off of public assets.
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NewsArrow commemorates Battle of Britain for C4
Arrow Media will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain with two documentaries for Channel 4.
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RatingsA Very British Brothel performs for C4
MONDAY: Channel 4 documentary A Very British Brothel enticed 1.7m viewers, as Studio Lambert’s first ITV show for five years failed to make a big splash.
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NewsDragonfly boosts factual slate with ITV & C4 docs
Dragonfly has expanded its specialist factual slate by winning two one-off documentaries – exploring Cleopatra’s tomb for Channel 4 and hedgehogs for ITV.
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VideoVIDEO: This Is England '90, C4
Watch the trailer for the final instalment of Shane Meadows’ award-winning series