All Channel 4 articles – Page 279
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NewsC4: Schedule needs successful returners
Channel 4 enters 2013 on the back of the success of the Paralympics – but with a major row over the failure to strike a commercial deal with the powerful GroupM.
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NewsThe Year Ahead
Click through to discover what the next 12 months holds for the UK’s key players.
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NewsDavina McCall to host C4 daytime series
Davina McCallD is being lined up for Channel 4 daytime competition expected to be broadcast in the 5pm slot.
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NewsJohn McCririck sues C4 for £3m
Former Channel 4 racing pundit John McCririck has kicked off legal proceedings against Channel 4 – seeking up to £3m of damages - after being dropped from its racing coverage.
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NewsDavid Cameron backs TV election debates
David Cameron has come out in support of the party leaders’ TV election debates after speculation that they would not take place in 2015 - but stopped short of confirming if he would participate.
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NewsOfcom investigates C4 News over hoax call
Channel 4 News is being investigated by Ofcom after broadcasting the hoax call made by Australian radio presenters to the hospital where Kate Middleton was being treated.
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NewsC4 eyes multiplatform profit
Channel 4 plans to “re-establish a reputation for commerciality” in multiplatform content in 2013 as it opens its next commissioning round.
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NewsGroupM and C4 ad stand-off tips into 2013
Channel 4 and advertising agency Group M’s failure to renew a deal at the end of 2012 has resulted in a raft of ads from top brands being pulled from the broadcaster.
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NewsMicky Flanagan deal with C4 expires
Comedian Mick Flanagan’s Channel 4 golden handcuffs deal will not be renewed after it expired at the end of 2012.
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NewsAfrica attracts twice the tweets of One Born Every Minute
Footage of giraffes fighting boosted BBC1’s lavish new documentary series Africa to become the most-tweeted about show of the day.
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CommentDEBATE: What do you think of C4’s Utopia trailer? Have your say
Is it too obscure, or perfect for attracting young audiences?
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NewsCountdown wobbles after slot move
Channel 4’s long-running daytime gameshow Countdown has lost nearly 200,000 viewers over the last month following its shift to an earlier slot.
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NewsSocial platform Audioboo raises funds, eyes US expansion
Channel 4 and UBC have reinvested in social broadcasting platform Audioboo as it prepares for a launch in the USA.
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RatingsOlympics watched by 90% of UK
Over 51m viewers watched TV coverage of the London 2012 Olympic Games while 31m watched the Paralympics, Ofcom has revealed.
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NewsC4 orders quick turnaround doc on Newtown shootings
Matt Frei will front a fast turnaround Dispatches, The American School Massacre, about the Newtown shootings on Channel 4 tonight.
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NewsThe IT Crowd set for special in 2013
Graham Linehan has revealed The IT Crowd will return for a Channel 4 special in 2013, along with details of his forthcoming Count Arthur Strong series for BBC2.
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NewsBBC bags World Athletics rights from C4
The BBC has bought the rights to air 2013 IAAF World Athletics Championships from Channel 4.
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NewsC4 reins in budget for commissioning
Channel 4 is tightening its belt in 2013, resulting in a decline in the annual commissioning budget from 2012’s record £450m.
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NewsSky 1’s ratings take a tumble
Investment cannot halt 10% audience fall as all main channels bar BBC1 suffer viewer decline
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Behind The ScenesBack to the drawing board
To capture the feel of Raymond Briggs’ Christmas classic for this 30th anniversary sequel, our animators had to put down their tablets and pick up their pencils, says Ruth Fielding