All Channel 4 articles – Page 288
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NewsUnreported World appoints editor to replace Waldrum
Channel 4 international current affairs strand Unreported World has appointed Monica Garnsey as series editor as it moves into its 24th series.
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NewsEthics panel forces C4 to record drugs trial
Channel 4’s ambition to have people take ecstasy live on air as part of a scientific study failed to meet the approval of an ethics committee and the Home Office.
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NewsC4 creative diversity enlists 48 partners
Channel 4’s creative diversity department commissioned 48 new and emerging companies in the first quarter of 2012, and is preparing to launch a short-form strand for new directors.
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Behind The ScenesWorld’s Maddest Job Interview, C4
Finding someone who could hold their own on Countdown was a big challenge - but we’re proud of what we have achieved, says Camilla Lewis.
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News24 Hours In A&E producer offers apprenticeships
The producer of 24 Hours In A&E is offering six editors the opportunity to learn their craft on the flagship Channel 4 series.
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NewsBBC1 and ITV1 close in on drama adaptations
BBC1 and ITV1 are lining up adaptations of Daphne du Maurier classic Jamaica Inn and Dorothy Koomson’s Ice Cream Girls respectively.
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NewsMade in Chelsea gets double order
Made in Chelsea, the hit E4 constructed reality series has been recommissioned for a further two series after its highest ever rating run.
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NewsC4 commits to tackling mental health stigma
Channel 4 has become the first broadcaster in England to commit to tackling mental health discrimination by signing a pledge initiated by campaign, Time to Change.
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NewsPaddy McGuinness to front C4 pilot
Take Me Out host Paddy McGuinness is fronting a Channel 4 pilot which will see him taking a nostalgic look at TV.
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RatingsSuperstar falters at live performance
The first live show of Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s hunt for a lead for Jesus Christ Superstar attracted less than half the slot average, while BBC1’s Wallander slipped from last week’s record performance.
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NewsKeith Allen expected to feature in Drugs Live
Keith Allen is being lined up to take MDMA on Channel 4 for controversial programme Drugs Live.
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RatingsAngelos falls well short of slot average
The launch of Angelos Epithemiou’s series on Channel 4 on Friday attracted less than half the viewers of its slot average.
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NewsIan Brady films pulled after hearing delayed
Films about Moors murderer Ian Brady have been pulled from Channel 4 and Channel 5’s schedules due to the delay of a tribunal assessing his mental health.
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RatingsDeferred Bard pegged back
When sport is live, nobody, not even the Bard, is sacred – as Henry IV found out this week.
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NewsFirst Cut moved to More4
The last run of 30-minute First Cut films are being bumped over to More 4 and pushed back to a 10pm slot.
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Behind The ScenesKnockout Scousers, Channel 4
Following three young boxers competing for places in the GB squad was a steep learning curve for a photographer making a first film, says Steve Read
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NewsDispatches seeks digital partner to help engage audiences
Channel 4 current affairs strand Dispatches has issued a tender for a digital company to work alongside the strand’s production companies and help engage new audiences.
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NewsC4 develops Million Pound gesture app
Channel 4’s The Million Pound Drop is in line to become the first gameshow to pilot the ability to play along via a gesture-based connected-TV app.
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NewsObjective tests reactions of BBC1 gameshow rejected by C4
A gameshow rejected by Channel 4 is being piloted for BBC1, with Jake Humphrey as the host.
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NewsC4 orders more of ‘pioneering’ Brooker’s Mirror
Channel 4 has compared Charlie Brooker to Dennis Potter and Chris Morris and recommissioned Black Mirror for a second three-part run.