All Channel 4 articles – Page 308

  • The Million Pound Drop
    News

    C4 eyes second playalong show

    2011-09-29T08:30:00Z

    Channel 4 is working with Twofour on a project that could become the interactive gameshow follow-up to The Million Pound Drop Live.

  • The SuperMes
    News

    Somethin’ Else to create virtual soap for C4 online

    2011-09-29T08:30:00Z

    Channel 4 Education has commissioned a virtual “soap opera improvised by robots” from digital indie Somethin’ Else.

  • The Great British Bake Off
    Ratings

    BBC2’s Bake Off burns new Gok Wan series

    2011-09-28T10:31:00Z

    TUESDAY: BBC2’s Great British Bake Off has cooked up its biggest audience to date, beating Channel 4’s new fashion series with Gok Wan.

  • Jonnie Irwin will present RDF's The Renovation Game for C4
    News

    C4 orders Renovation Game

    2011-09-27T12:50:00Z

    Channel 4 has ordered a property series that will see homes being revamped in a bid to raise their value by £15,000.

  • Attack The Block
    News

    Film4oD partners with FilmFlex for downloads-to-rent

    2011-09-26T11:43:00Z

    Channel 4 has expanded its Film4oD movies on-demand service to allow users to download-to-rent films, starting with Attack The Block and Arthur.

  • George Clarke
    News

    C4 plans interactive homes campaign

    2011-09-23T12:35:00Z

    Tiger Aspect’s Empty Homes Show (working title) will be the next major multiplatform campaign for Channel 4, supported by a mobile app and online petition.

  • Channel 4
    News

    C4 gives hopefuls second chance

    2011-09-23T12:34:00Z

    Up to 100 runners-up from recent BBC and Channel 4 talent schemes have been invited to a networking event to give them another chance at impressing potential employers.

  • Boys And Girls Alone
    News

    Government set to drop kids TV reform

    2011-09-22T08:30:00Z

    The government is set to drop a major reform of rules governing children appearing on TV that has been on the cards for more than two years, Broadcast has learned.

  • The Body Shop
    News

    Crackit takes structured reality to C4

    2011-09-22T08:30:00Z

    Channel 4 has ordered a series based around London fitness chain Gymbox - marking the first time the terrestrial channel has entered the world of structured reality.

  • My Beautiful Face
    News

    C4 restructures to streamline doc commissioning

    2011-09-22T08:30:00Z

    Channel 4’s documentary commissioners have been allocated specific duties following a budget boost, as part of a drive to increase efficiency when working with producers.

  • A Place In The Sun
    News

    C4 books a Place in the Sun

    2011-09-22T08:30:00Z

    Channel 4 Daytime has ordered Freeform Productions to make a mammoth 80 hours of A Place in the Sun and spin-off A Place in the Sun: Home and Away.

  • My Brother the Islamist
    News

    BBC4 leads Grierson nods

    2011-09-21T11:51:00Z

    BBC4 has scooped nine out of 40 nominations at the annual Grierson Documentary Awards.

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    News

    C4 orders rap choir short

    2011-09-20T12:30:00Z

    A Channel 4 online commission is to be made into a short film for new arts strand Random Acts.

  • Gypsy Eviction: the Fight for Dale Farm - Dispatches
    Ratings

    Dale Farm doc draws 1.62m

    2011-09-20T10:46:00Z

    MONDAY: A Dispatches investigation into the relationship between travellers and their local community performed well for Channel 4 on the day gypsies delayed their eviction from Dale Farm.

  • Peter Bennett-Jones
    News

    Bennett-Jones: reveal extent of schedulers' influence

    2011-09-20T10:23:00Z

    The founder of Tiger Aspect has called for broadcasters to shed light on the “huge and single minded influence” of schedulers within the commissioning process.

  • Liam Dutton
    News

    C4 News appoints first weather presenter

    2011-09-16T16:47:00Z

    BBC weather presenter Liam Dutton is set to become Channel 4 News’ first ever weather presenter.

  • Girls will be Boys and Boys will be Girls
    Comment

    C4's autumn crossroads

    2011-09-16T12:21:00Z

    Following the launch of Channel 4’s autumn line-up, Balihar Khalsa questions how the new shows measure up to the broadcaster’s risk-taking ambitions.

  • Google montage
    News

    Viewers concerns over data a “major challenge”

    2011-09-15T19:13:00Z

    RTS CAMBRIDGE: Consumer fears about how companies use data present “a major challenge” for broadcasters and platforms, according to senior figures from Google and Channel 4.

  • Girls Will Be Boys and Boys Will Be Girls (working title)
    News

    C4 unveils autumn line-up

    2011-09-15T17:43:00Z

    Channel 4 has revealed the new programmes that will populate its autumn schedules including a series about gender reassignment, a new live game show and a Big Fat Gypsy Wedding spin-off.

  • 4od
    News

    C4 reveals VoD ad formats

    2011-09-15T17:09:00Z

    Channel 4 is to start offering VoD advertising campaigns based on demographic and genre -  launching four new online ad formats.