All Channel 4 articles – Page 316
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NewsHollyoaks rethinks story development
Channel 4’s long-running teen drama Hollyoaks has overhauled its creative process under new producer Gareth Philips.
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NewsPlane Crash future to be decided as crunch talks loom
Crunch talks are to take place about the future of Plane Crash - the ambitious plan by Channel 4, National Geographic and Dragonfly to crash a 300-seater plane into the Mexican desert.
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NewsC4 eyes sketch show from Gravity Road
Channel 4 has handed development funds to Gravity Road, the fledgling production studio created by BBH and PHD ad execs Mark Boyd and Mark Eaves.
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NewsC4 exec takes aim at transgender portrayal pledge
Channel 4 disability editorial manager Alison Walsh has criticised the broadcaster’s decision to sign up to a memo of understanding (MoU) created by transgender organisation Trans Media Watch.
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NewsC4’s Lee seeks memorable ‘faces’ to match BBC talent
Channel 4 head of specialist factual Ralph Lee has outlined his three priorities for commissions, with the number one requirement being “talent, talent, talent”
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NewsC4 on the hunt for more single films
Channel 4 is on the lookout for more single documentaries beyond its existing strands, Katie Boyd and Mark Raphael told delegates at Sheffield Doc/Fest this year.
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NewsForeign Office calls for Sri Lanka investigation
Channel 4 doc Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields has prompted the Foreign Office to call for the Sri Lankan government to respond the allegations shown in the programme.
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NewsMP criticises Abraham over Boyle joke
Channel 4’s chief executive has been attacked by an MP for making the “appalling decision” to broadcast Frankie Boyle’s joke about Katie Price’s son Harvey.
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RatingsC4 Sri Lanka doc draws 800,000
TUESDAY: A hard-hitting investigation into alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka drew more than 800,000 viewers to Channel 4.
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NewsComic Strip returns to C4 with Blair spoof
The Comic Strip is to return to Channel 4 with a film noir spoof that features Tony Blair on the run for murder and Jennifer Saunders as Margaret Thatcher.
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NewsSky grabs Glee from E4
Sky has confirmed it has acquired US high school musical show Glee as well as spin-off reality series The Glee Project.
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NewsC4 helps hoarders face their addiction
Channel 4 has ordered a factual series from Twenty Twenty that will attempt to help people who cannot help hoarding bric-a-brac.
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NewsC4 wins murder trial access
Channel 4 and Windfall Films are planning to create the most ambitious courtroom documentary series on British TV in more than 15 years.
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NewsSnow/Murthy to front C4 docs
Channel 4 News presenters Jon Snow and Krishnan Guru-Murthy are to front Dispatches and Unreported World docs as part of a strategy to boost current affairs output.
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NewsC4 specialist factual to woo male audience
Channel 4 head of specialist factual Ralph Lee has been briefing indies that his department is seeking programmes to attract male viewers to the channel.
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NewsC4 visitors watch most video streams
Visitors to Channel 4’s website watch twice as many video streams as those who visit the BBC, ITV and Sky websites, according to the first set of results from the Nielsen Video Census.
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NewsC4 News recruits online chief
Paul Brannan, former BBC multiplatform chief, has joined Channel 4 News to continue further development of the programme’s online and cross-devices strategy.
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NewsC4 Munchausen doc sparks Ofcom complaints
A doctor who featured in a recent Channel 4 documentary about Munchausen’s syndrome by proxy has complained to Ofcom, and a group of professional child carers is also preparing to submit a complaint.
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NewsRobinson traces origins of superstitious belief for C4
Tony Robinson is to front a new Channel 4 series exploring the origins of belief in ideas such as vampires, spirits, witches and poltergeists.
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NewsC4: Hollyoaks could be worth £12m in product placement
Channel 4 has identified up to £12m in product placement opportunities in Hollyoaks, according to a document seen by Broadcast.