All Channel 4 articles – Page 284
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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
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NewsC4 opens online store to sell DVDs to viewers
Channel 4 has begun selling DVDs direct to consumers through an online retail store that is integrated with channel4.com.
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NewsC4 close to securing Paralympics rights
Channel 4 insiders are increasingly confident the broadcaster will be handed the rights to the Paralympic Games in Rio.
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NewsKay to star in Malachy's Millions
Channel 4 has confirmed Peter Kay is returning to the channel in a one hour comedy special, Malachy’s Millions, set for broadcast in 2013.
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NewsAdam Hills gets C4 alternative Xmas speech
Adam Hills will join Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Marge Simpson, Doreen Lawrence and Neville Lawrence in delivering Channel 4’s alternative Christmas message.
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NewsC4 demos two-screen ad service with Chelsea app
Channel 4 has begun demonstrating an innovative two-screen advertising service that uses audio watermarking to serve synchronised content across any app.
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NewsC4’s loss as mediator Hall quits board
Channel 4 has lost a “voice of reason” on its board as Tony Hall prepares to step down after seven years as deputy chairman, leaving Ofcom to find a successor, according to insiders.
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NewsC4 Education future unclear as editor exits
Questions have emerged about the structure of Channel 4 Education following a reorganisation.
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NewsC4 goes to school in Yorkshire for Essex follow-up
Channel 4 is to install cameras in a school in Yorkshire in next year’s follow-up to the critically acclaimed Educating Essex.
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Behind The ScenesThe Fear, Channel 4
Making the audience feel they are actually seeing the world though the eyes of a gangland boss slowly succumbing to dementia became an obsession for director Michael Samuels
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NewsC4 claims phone hacking coup with Piers Morgan footage
Channel 4 claims to have obtained exclusive footage dating back to 2003 of the then editor of the Daily Mirror, Piers Morgan, discussing phone hacking with singer Charlotte Church.
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NewsWretch 32 to feature in 4Music shorts
Wretch 32 and Rickie & Melvin are among the stars to feature in a series of ob-docs shorts on 4Music as part of a partnership with youth charity vInspired.