All Channel 4 articles – Page 261
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NewsJay Hunt: The Island is not sexist
Jay Hunt has hit back at claims that male-only survival show The Island with Bear Grylls is “inherently sexist”.
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NewsLords: boost election debate diversity
UK broadcasters vying to host an election debate next year should consider installing moderators from more diverse backgrounds, according to a group of peers.
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NewsUK broadcasters hit by US cancellations
Channel 4, Sky and UKTV are among the broadcasters to have been hit by cancellations of imported series as the US networks make room for a crop of new shows.
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NewsChannel 4 to air polygamy doc
Channel 4 is to delve into the world of polygamous marriage in the British Muslim community in a documentary due to air this summer.
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NewsBonus metrics to change at C4
Channel 4 is to change the metrics it uses to calculate bonuses for its executive team.
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NewsC4 annual results: digested
Click for Broadcast’s coverage of Channel 4’s financial report of 2013.
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NewsC4 blames BBC daytime strategy for share decline
Channel 4 chief creative officer Jay Hunt has blamed the “seismic” impact of BBC’s shift in daytime strategy for contributing to loss of share on its main channel.
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NewsC4 commissioning priorities revealed
Channel 4’s annual report provided a breakdown of its commissioning priorities for 2014 and beyond. Broadcast takes you through the genres to cast light on its strategy.
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NewsC4 marries strangers in new format
Channel 4 has commissioned Married at First Sight, a controversial Danish format that sees strangers get married after meeting for the first time.
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NewsC4 finances stable as share suffers
Channel 4 made a loss of £15m in 2013 - a year in which it missed key audience share targets, but made more than half its programmes outside of London for the first time.
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NewsSky Living buys Scandal
US political thriller Scandal is to move to Sky Living from its home on More4.
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RatingsCardinal Burns pulls 500k
Madcap sketch show Cardinal Burns returned for a second series on Channel 4 on Wednesday with an audience of 520, 000 – around half the channel’s slot average.
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NewsC4 eyes co-pros with China
Channel 4 is to open its doors to international co-productions with Chinese broadcasters and producers for the first time.
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NewsOfcom criticises subtitling standards
The UK’s major broadcasters are failing to meet best practice guidelines when providing subtitles for the live programming.
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RatingsMr Drew's School For Boys welcomes 1.7m
Mr Drew’s School For Boys opened on Channel 4 on Tuesday with 1.7m viewers – ahead of the launch episode of Educating Essex, on which he made his name.
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NewsBBC current affairs ‘lags behind C4’
BBC current affairs brands including Panorama and Newsnight could learn lessons from Channel 4 in making a bigger impact with audiences, a review has found.
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NewsSamsung TVs affected by C4 data service
Channel 4 has suspended a data service that triggered a technical glitch in Samsung TVs – causing the sets to turn off each time viewers switched to E4 or Channel 4+1.
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NewsC4 history exec to step down
Channel 4 history commissioner Julia Harrington will leave the broadcaster later this year to spend more time with her family.