All Channel 4 articles – Page 270
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NewsC4 execs land bonuses despite dip in share
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham received a £100k bonus and a 6% rise in total remuneration in 2012, while Jay Hunt landed an 11% increase thanks in part to a special £40,000 bonus.
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NewsAbbott pens Shameless-style police drama for C4
Channel 4 has unveiled a raft of commissions at its annual results including a new black comedy from Shameless creator Paul Abbott and doc series I Want A Council House.
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NewsC4 content spend pushes it into red
Channel 4 boosted its investment in original UK content by £15m in 2012 as the broadcaster posted an operating loss of £29m.
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NewsGrayson Perry explores identity for C4
Artist Grayson Perry has revealed his next project for Channel 4 will focus on identity, after winning a specialist factual Bafta for his debut series All in the Best Possible Taste.
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NewsHay departs amid Channel 4 acquisitions reshuffle
Channel 4 head of acquisitions Gill Hay is leaving the broadcaster as the acquisitions team is moved under the remit of commercial affairs director, Martin Baker.
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NewsCardinal Burns jumps to C4
Channel 4 comedy duo Cardinal Burns are moving from E4 to the broadcaster’s main channel as the Left Bank show wins a recommission.
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NewsC4 dishes up more Friday Night Dinner
BBC executive Paul Gilbert is joining Big Talk Productions to boost its drama output as Channel 4’s orders a third series of the indie’s sitcom Friday Night Dinner.
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NewsDawn O'Porter fronts C4 dating doc
Channel 4 has revealed the full line-up of shows comprising its Mating Season, including an online dating doc fronted by Dawn O’Porter.
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NewsC4 books second series of The Mimic
Channel 4 sitcom, The Mimic, starring Terry Mynott is returning for a second series.
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NewsC4 digital shake up prompts departures
Channel 4’s head of convergent formats Anna Cronin and head of multiplatform drama Hilary Perkins are understood to be exiting the broadcaster as part of a digital shake-up.
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NewsCutting Edge sharpens up
Fried-chicken shops, One Direction fans, ageing fashionistas and social workers helping the grieving families of people who have been murdered will all feature in Channel 4’s next run of Cutting Edge docs as it bids to paint a picture of modern Britain.
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NewsTV explores Google+ potential
Google has given an insight in to the ways TV execs are taking advantage of its emerging video-calling platform, Google+ Hangouts.
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NewsC4 in GroupM Ent co-pro deal
Channel 4 is asking producers to strike deals with content funding agency GroupM Entertainment (GME) to get their entertainment and factual entertainment formats commissioned.
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Behind The ScenesHunt For Britain's Sex Gangs, C4
Documenting the grooming and exploitation of girls in Bradford for 17 years has had many obstacles, not least officials in denial and fears of race-related violence, says Anna Hall
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NewsC4 puts faith in miracles and inventions
Channel 4 is to uncover miracles and astounding inventions with the help of new talent in two Twenty Twenty series.
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NewsAyoade hired as C4's Gadget Man
IT Crowd actor Richard Ayoade is to explore innovative technology for Channel 4 after taking over the role of Gadget Man from Stephen Fry.
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NewsC4 launches mission to re-enact D-Day Live
Channel 4 will commemorate D-Day by re-enacting its events in real time for a large-scale multiplatform event.
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NewsJay Hunt quashes departure rumours
Channel 4 chief creative officer Jay Hunt has denied she has any plans to leave the broadcaster after being linked to the NBC News president job and BBC director of TV role.
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NewsHunt and Abraham to hear indie concerns
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham and chief creative officer Jay Hunt will listen to concerns about C4’s creative processes at a Pact council meeting next week.
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NewsC4's The Intern bumped to 11pm
Hilary Devey’s first Channel 4 vehicle, The Intern, has been buried in an 11pm slot for the rest of the series.