All Channel 4 articles – Page 272

  • Youngers
    Ratings

    Youngers draws 450,000 to E4

    2013-03-21T10:59:00Z

    E4’s new drama set on a south London housing estate Youngers pulled in an above average audience of 450,000 as the channel tested debuting an original show in the early evening slot.

  • The Devil’s Whore
    News

    C4 hails diverse drama slate

    2013-03-21T08:02:00Z

    Channel 4 has unveiled one of its broadest drama slates in years, with head of drama Piers Wenger hailing the selection of strong authored perspectives behind very different pieces of work.

  • C4 racing
    News

    C4 unveils Grand National trailer

    2013-03-20T17:54:00Z

    Channel 4 has unveiled its trailer for the Grand National as it prepares to air the iconic race for the first time.

  • Mark Raphael
    News

    C4's Raphael exits to Dragonfly

    2013-03-20T12:41:00Z

    Channel 4 documentaries commissioner Mark Raphael is leaving the broadcaster to join Dragonfly Film and Television.

  • mosque
    News

    C4 to dedicate season of shows to Ramadan

    2013-03-19T13:48:00Z

    Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting, will be marked in a season of programming designed to lift the lid on the experience for Channel 4 viewers.

  • Rebound
    News

    C4 snaps up French zombie drama

    2013-03-19T11:31:00Z

    Channel 4 is to air its first fully subtitled drama in 20 years after it acquired French zombie drama Les Revanants (Rebound) from Zodiak Rights.

  • utopia
    News

    Channel 4 to return to Utopia

    2013-03-18T12:15:00Z

    Channel 4 drama Utopia has shrugged off below-average ratings to win a recommission - but is also being investigated by Ofcom over the treatment of its child actors.

  • George Dixon
    News

    C4's George Dixon moves to RTÉ One

    2013-03-18T09:58:00Z

    George Dixon, Channel 4 scheduling boss and chief creative officer Jay Hunt’s right hand man, is moving to Ireland to head up RTÉ One.

  • Crufts
    Ratings

    Crufts is top dog for C4

    2013-03-15T16:03:00Z

    My childhood companion was a dog called Dougal. On long postschool walks, one of us would always walk through the muddy puddle, and sometimes it was him. We Brits love our dogs, as More 4 finds out with each passing year.

  • superscrimpers
    News

    C4 tests more daytime formats

    2013-03-15T11:38:00Z

    Channel 4 is continuing to trial new daytime ideas with a pilot from Wild Rover and a Superscrimpers spin-off series from Remarkable Television.

  • Stephen Hawkins
    News

    C4 to tell Stephen Hawking's life story

    2013-03-14T13:14:00Z

    The first TV autobiography of Stephen Hawking, one of the world’s most famous scientists, is set to be broadcast on Channel 4.

  • Data Baby
    News

    C4 News gives birth to data baby

    2013-03-14T08:05:00Z

    Channel 4 News has launched an experimental online identity designed to explore how businesses exploit consumer data.

  • Call The Midwife
    News

    Hearing reignites BBC and Sky fees debate

    2013-03-14T08:04:00Z

    A select committee hearing has reignited the debate over Sky retransmission fees, with BBC strategy director John Tate claiming it is “insulting” to compare content with a commodity.

  • C4
    News

    C4 plans report on concerns

    2013-03-14T08:02:00Z

    Indie advocate Stuart Cosgrove fleshes out proposal to engage with production community

  • silhouette
    Comment

    C4: trust your producers and we’ll make great TV

    2013-03-14T07:01:00Z

    Unless indies are left to innovate, its audience will end up migrating

  • Adam Hills Last Leg
    News

    C4 strengthens cross-genre disability commitment

    2013-03-13T11:17:00Z

    Channel 4 has strengthened its commitment to changing the portrayal of disability on TV through a raft of programming.

  • Easter Eggs Live
    News

    Channel 4 to hatch live Easter programming

    2013-03-13T11:15:00Z

    Channel 4 is marking Easter with a natural history event that will see a variety of eggs hatch live on air.

  • John Mcvay
    News

    Indies reveal practical problems with C4 shows

    2013-03-07T08:07:00Z

    Disgruntled producers have outlined a raft of production problems that they say are at the heart of the current debate about Channel 4.

  • Dispatches
    News

    C4 looks to fine-tune Dispatches output deals

    2013-03-07T08:06:00Z

    Channel 4 has begun negotiations with key Dispatches suppliers, with a view to evolving the multiple film output deal structure introduced last year.

  • Stuart Cosgrove
    News

    C4 hands Cosgrove indie role

    2013-03-07T08:03:00Z

    Channel 4 stalwart Stuart Cosgrove has been installed in the new role of indie advocate as part of a raft of measures designed to improve the broadcaster’s relations with the production community.