All Channel 4 articles – Page 311
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NewsC4 appoints Colin Macdonald as games commissioner
Colin Macdonald, who worked previously for the company that developed Grand Theft Auto, has joined Channel 4 as the first ever games commissioner.
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NewsC4 signs exclusive deal with Micky Flanagan
Channel 4 has sealed an exclusive one-year deal with comedian Micky Flanagan and his first project will be the Mad Bad Ad Show.
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NewsGreat British Property Scandal hits 100k signatures
The Great British Property Scandal, Channel 4’s latest campaign, has attracted 100,000 signatures to a petition calling for measures to get empty homes back into use.
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NewsC4 orders fourth Misfits series
Clerkenwell Films has started development on a fourth series of superhero drama Misfits after getting the green light from Channel 4.
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NewsC4 reveals digital demographic groups
The Channel 4 online department has identified eight “personas” for the broadcasters digital audience that suppliers should keep in mind when pitching ideas.
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NewsC4 cuts back on Unreported World
Channel 4’s flagship international current affairs strand, Unreported World, will be reduced by 20% in 2012.
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NewsLucky Day wins trio of orders
Lucky Day has secured three orders from the BBC and Channel 4, comprising one children’s series and two daytime shows.
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NewsC4 announces multiplatform tour
Channel 4 will hold 30 multiplatform events across the country in a drive to attract new ideas and has committed to a training scheme during 2012 - an initiative titled Fuel 4.
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NewsC4's Bank Job scores 1.7m plays
The online game to recruit players for Channel 4 game show The Bank Job has been played 1.7m times in a week.
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RatingsGypsy Christmas unwraps 5m
TUESDAY: Big Fat Gypsy Weddings returned to Channel 4 with a vengeance and paved the way for the successful comeback of Shane Meadows’ drama This Is England.
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NewsRude Tube gets festive makeover
October Films is producing a Christmas special of clip show Rude Tube for Channel 4.
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NewsC4 poaches Impossible's Gardiner for drama
Impossible Pictures’ Sophie Gardiner has joined Channel 4 as a drama commissioning editor.
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NewsC4 aiming to boost creative diversity
Channel 4 wants to be the most creatively diverse company in Europe by September 2012 in time for the Paralympic Games.
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NewsTwist and Charlesworth exit C4
Channel 4 education commissioner Dr Jo Twist and sponsorship exec David Charlesworth are to leave the broadcaster.
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NewsMichael Jackson doc sparks 182 complaints
The documentary following the trial of Dr Conrad Murray, the man found guilty of killing Michael Jackson, drew more than 180 complaints when it aired on Channel 4.
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NewsITV boss bemoans lack of new entertainment shows
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has pointed to a dearth of fresh entertainment shows in the industry.
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NewsHamish Mykura to join Nat Geo
Hamish Mykura, former head of documentaries at Channel 4, has quickly resurfaced at National Geographic Channels International (NGCI).
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NewsHunt: C4 restructure will boost creativity
Channel 4 chief creative officer Jay Hunt has revealed the thinking behind her commissioning restructure and explained the spate of recent departures from the broadcaster.
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NewsC4 crime pilot to use footage supplied by public
Channel 4 is piloting a format that is like an updated version of Crimewatch and which will call on viewers and members of the public to contribute their own amateur footage of crime or anti-social behaviour.
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NewsYearly ratings plummet
This year’s ratings reveal some major headaches for the commercial PSBs: Channel 4 is on course to miss its 7% share target, Channel 5’s gamble on Big Brother has not paid off and ITV1’s 2010 ratings renaissance is over.