All Channel 4 articles – Page 230
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NewsC4 plans record investment in drama
Drama is to receive “a record level” of investment from Channel 4 this year as programming boss Jay Hunt revealed some of her content priorities as part of the broadcaster’s 2014 report.
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NewsC4 backs BBC – but Burns poses questions
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham has thrown his support behind the BBC - but chair Lord Burns has indicated that the corporation’s services will come under close scrutiny during charter renewal.
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NewsC4 execs warn of effects of privatisation
Channel 4’s two most senior executives and chairman Lord Burns have warned that privatising the broadcaster would mean an end to its distinctive remit and have an adverse effect on the independent production community.
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NewsIn brief: Tessa Ross to launch indie
Tessa Ross is returning to television, while Dave has acquired high-profile US comedy Parks and Recreation and Channel 4 has recommissioned two comedies.
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NewsC4 revenue up £30m as viewing share dips to 30-year low
Channel 4’s revenue surged by £30m in 2014 as the broadcaster effectively broke even to meet its financial targets – but its main channel’s share of viewing continued to decline.
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NewsGovernment has ‘no plans currently’ to privatise C4
The government has claimed that there are “no plans currently” to privatise Channel 4.
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VideoVIDEO: The Tribe, C4
Watch the trailer for Renegade Pictures’ fixed-rig documentary located in Ethiopia.
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NewsTrue North invests in drone for property formats
Leeds-based indie True North has invested in a drone to capture footage for shows including its Channel 4 property series Building the Dream.
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Behind The ScenesThe Tribe, C4
With long days, floods and intense heat, C4’s first foreign fixed-rig series took me out of my comfort zone, says Paddy Wivell. But focusing on the basics of storytelling carried us through
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NewsC4 axes The Singer Takes It All
Channel 4 has axed its real-time voting competition The Singer Takes It All after just one series.
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VideoVIDEO: TFI Friday, C4
Chris Evans’ cult classic entertainment show is to return for a live anniversary special.
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NewsFirst Dates scores bumper C4 order
Twenty Twenty has notched up a super-sized order of dating format First Dates for Channel 4.
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RatingsNo Offence slips to 1.3m
TUESDAY: Channel 4 drama No Offence hit its midway point with 1.3m viewers, while Britain’s Got Talent shed 700,000 from last night’s opener.
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NewsFirecracker follows Llewelyn-Bowen to China
Firecracker Films is to follow Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen’s attempts to launch a lingerie brand in China for BBC2 in one of three orders picked up by the factual producer.
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RatingsITV struggles as The Island ends well
WEDNESDAY: Bear Gryll’s survival documentary The Island bowed out with a series average of 2.4m viewers as ITV suffered a tough night and was overhauled by Channel 5.
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NewsVoltage TV lands C4 funding
Channel 4 has backed Sanjay Singhal’s Voltage TV as it continues to spend its £20m Growth Fund.
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NewsIn brief: Lime Pictures; The Garden; Nan; Radio 5 Live 606
Lime Pictures is to delve into the world of clairvoyants for Channel 4 and Nan is to return for a two-part series on BBC1. Click for the rest of today’s news round-up.
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RatingsBenefits Street sheds 700k
MONDAY: Controversial Channel 4 documentary Benefits Street slipped by 700,000 as BBC2’s sexual crimes series The Detectives gained ground.
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NewsOfcom clears UKIP drama
Ofcom has rejected 6,000 complaints about Raw TV’s Channel 4 drama, UKIP: The First 100 Days.
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NewsC4 orders mental health series
Channel 4 has commissioned CB Films to make two-part series examining how people live with issues including pyromania, kleptomania and nymphomania.