All Channel 4 articles – Page 270
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NewsChannel 4 ratings tumble 10%
Channel 5 outperformed Channel 4 last week for the first time – but its triumph is based on a wider trend of decline at the latter rather than significant growth for the Northern & Shell-owned broadcaster.
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NewsJamie Oliver slams TV for failing to land talent
Jamie Oliver has condemned the lack of fresh thinking in TV commissioning and predicted original content could be funded through crowd-sourcing within 18 months.
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CommentObituary: Carys Morgan
Colleagues have paid tribute to Minnow Films and Shine TV producer Carys Morgan, who died earlier this year
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NewsNanny Mewes parachutes into C4
Professional nanny Kathryn Mewes is to front a Liberty Bell series for Channel 4 which will help parents struggling with difficult children.
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NewsC4 shelves Bad Sugar
Channel 4 has shelved plans for a full series of spoof telenovela Bad Sugar due to clashing projects between the cast and crew.
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NewsMasters of Sex picked up by C4
Channel 4 has acquired edgy cable drama Masters of Sex, which stars Michael Sheen.
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NewsLove examines female genital mutilation
Female genital mutilation survivor Leyla Hussein is to feature in a Love Productions documentary for Channel 4.
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CommentThe Plane that Saved Britain
Behind the scenes on Channel 4’s WW2 documentary The Plane that Saved Britain.
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NewsC4 acquires The Taste
Channel 4 has ordered a remake of Red Arrow’s Nigella Lawson-fronted international cooking format The Taste.
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Behind The ScenesThe Mill, Channel 4
C4’s history and drama teams came together to deliver a ‘worm’s-eye view’ of the Industrial Revolution.
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NewsCensus reveals BAME drain
The UK’s biggest broadcasters have launched a project to address the dramatic decline in the number of black, Asian and ethnic minority staff working in the industry.
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NewsHBO renews True Blood for seventh season
US cable network HBO has renewed edgy vampire drama True Blood for a seventh season.
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NewsNFTS and C4 launch UK’s first comedy diploma
The National Film and Television School has partnered with Channel 4 to launch the UK’s first industry recognised comedy course, and has lined up comedy writers including Peep Show’s Sam Bain and Father Ted co-creator Graham Lineham as advisors and guest tutors.
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NewsRufus Hound to host CGI comedy panel show
Rufus Hound is to host a Channel 4 comedy panel show pilot giving guests the chance to control CGI characters.
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NewsChannel 4 orders fifth series of One Born Every Minute
Channel 4 has commissioned a fifth series of One Born Every Minute as the documentary series moves from Leeds General Infirmary to Southmead Hospital in Bristol.
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NewsAnjem Choudary interviews to be probed
Ofcom has launched an investigation into whether Anjem Choudary’s appearance on Newsnight, Daybreak and Channel 4 News following Drummer Lee Rigby’s murder was editorially justified.
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NewsC4 to examine Britain’s complaints culture
Britain’s burgeoning complaints culture is to come under the microscope in a Channel 4 series partly inspired by a 16-year-old Cutting Edge film.
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NewsChannel 4 creates dedicated Ramadan website
Channel 4 has launched a bespoke website to support its Ramadan season, expected to start on 10 July as Ramadan begins.
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NewsJo McGrath joins Fox to boost network’s content credentials
Fox has hired former Tiger Aspect features boss and Channel 4 daytime commissioner Jo McGrath to help boost UK commissioning.
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Behind The ScenesRun, Channel 4
A crash course in TV drama was required for the writers when Channel 4 picked up on this online idea