All Channel 4 articles – Page 320
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NewsC4 launches drama writing course
Channel 4 drama is launching a new screenwriting course for 12 aspiring writers, helped by the creator of Misfits and a director of This is England ’86.
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NewsRegional indies form factual lobby group
A group of 18 regional indies have come together to form a lobby group to pressure the BBC and Channel 4 to increase the number of out-of-London factual programmes they commission.
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RatingsGypsy Weddings ties knot with 6.36m
TUESDAY: Big Fat Gypsy Weddings pulled in Channel 4’s biggest audience in more than two years and beat the combined viewers of BBC2, ITV1 and Channel 5 in the 9pm slot.
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NewsObjective’s McDermott joins C4 comedy team
Channel 4’s comedy team has added an extra pair of hands with the appointment of Fiona McDermott as comedy editor.
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NewsAbraham: C4's ad sales growth will match ITV
David Abraham has revealed that Channel 4 will report bumper ad sales numbers later this year and that the broadcaster has kept pace with ITV’s 2010 recovery.
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The Broadcast InterviewDavid Abraham, Channel 4
Eight months into his tenure, C4’s chief exec has built his team and laid the foundations for post-Big Brother creative renewal. He tells Chris Curtis what to expect from the revamped PSB.
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NewsCelebrities to "control" new C4 music show
Stars of the Inbetweeners and Misfits will take control of a new Channel 4 music series, funded by fashion retailer Topman.
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NewsC4 poaches C5 scheduling boss
Richard Brent, head of planning and scheduling at Channel 5, has become the latest executive to join Channel 4 in the wake of Jay Hunt’s appointment.
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NewsFrankie Boyle sketch show may be scrapped
Frankie’s Boyle’s sense of humour seems to have proven too much for Channel 4 bosses, as rumours spread that they want to ditch his new comedy sketch series Tramadol Nights.
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NewsAbraham defends Hunt's Countryfile decisions
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham has defended Jay Hunt’s decision to refresh Countryfile by changing its line up, branding the move “very successful”.
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NewsC4's Abraham rallies for smaller indies
Channel 4 boss David Abraham has announced £4m of funding aimed at reinvigorating the broadcaster’s creative roots, but with a continued focus on digital innovation.
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NewsPritchard completes C4 top exec team
Channel 4’s new executive management team has been completed with the announcement of Gill Pritchard as director of audience technologies and insight.
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RatingsRamsay's shark film snaps up 2m
SUNDAY: Gordon Ramsay’s investigation into the shark fishing industry drew more than 2 million viewers to Channel 4.
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NewsC4 to host diversity week
Channel 4 will host a week of diversity events in March to run in parallel with an initiative being organised by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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NewsC4 to stage WWII battle in Blitz Street follow-up
Channel 4 is to stage a battle between Allied and German tanks as part of an ambitious follow-up to war-time doc Blitz Street.
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NewsMaverick and C4 to reveal unseen extras
Maverick Television is developing an online video platform for Channel 4 that will give viewers access to hundreds of hours of a show’s unused footage.
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RatingsNew year, new-look C4
Life after Big Brother was always going to be difficult; after this week Channel 4 might be thinking that life without it makes the 12 labours of Hercules look like boiling a kettle.
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Behind The ScenesBig Fat Gypsy Weddings, Channel 4
When C4 ordered a series building on hit Cutting Edge doc My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, Jes Wilkins knew the shoot would be anything but predictable.
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NewsMillion Pound Drop Live to return
Channel 4 has released details of the next run of Million Pound Drop Live.
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NewsC4 orders regional music show
Channel 4 has commissioned a new four-part music show that will be based in different locations across the country and presented by Gavin & Stacey actor Mathew Horne.