All Channel 4 articles – Page 338
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NewsDigital helps C4 break even
Record digital media profits and tight budgeting helped Channel 4 to break even last year - despite the worst advertising downturn in its 28-year history, the broadcaster has said.
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NewsAbraham: nurture new talent
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham has used his first public speech since taking up the role to back new moves forging closer links between the creative industries and the education sector.
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NewsC4's King on leave to pursue mayoral bid
Channel 4 head of diversity Oona King has agreed to take unpaid leave from the broadcaster while she pursues her bid to become Labour’s candidate for London Mayor.
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NewsC4 orders daily religion strand
Belfast-based Waddell Media has won a nightly religious slot on Channel 4 – part of more than £1.5m worth of new commissions from Northern Ireland.
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NewsC4 Jackson doc libel case dropped
A former bodyguard to Michael Jackson and his family has dropped his libel claim against a Channel 4 documentary the day before High Court proceedings were due to begin.
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NewsAbraham unveils major C4 shake up
Channel 4 is embarking on a massive restructure that will cut 25% of senior management positions and see Kevin Lygo and Julian Bellamy’s roles combined under a single chief creative officer position.
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NewsMumbai director tackles Haiti
The Bafta award-winning director of Terror In Mumbai is to tackle the fallout of the Haitian earthquake for his next project.
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NewsSnow slams obsession with celebs
Channel 4 News anchor Jon Snow has blamed the media’s obsession with celebrity culture for holding back the international news agenda on British television.
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NewsBlumenthal may call time on feasting to keep C4 menu fresh
Chef Heston Blumenthal is considering calling time on his Channel 4 Feasts strand to prevent it getting “tired”.
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NewsCome Dine with Me app is C4 iPhone first
Channel 4 is launching its first major iPhone app, for hit series Come Dine With Me, to offer fans richer content and open up a newrevenue stream for the broadcaster.
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NewsE4 triumphs at Digital Awards with four gongs
E4 was crowned Digital Channel of the Year at this year’s Broadcast Digital Awards – one of four prizes for the Channel 4 youth station.
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The Broadcast InterviewJon Snow: the king of current affairs
After 37 years in the industry, Jon Snow remains as passionate as ever about news. He tells Jake Kanter why he believes UK foreign reporting is in rude health despite some damaging trends.
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NewsFox eyes US version of Million Pound Drop
Endemol UK’s latest format Million Pound Drop is US-bound after Fox ordered a TX pilot.
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NewsC4 inks BT content deal for 4oD
Channel 4 has signed its first commercial partnership deal for 4oD, with BT sponsoring a raft of bespoke content including the premiere of season four of The IT Crowd.
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NewsOliver sets up school for struggling kids
Jamie Oliver is to set up his own school for a forthcoming Channel 4 series.
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NewsC4 lines up Friday night topical comedy
Channel 4 has lined up a Friday night home for a new topical stand-up show hosted by Patrick Kielty.
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Pulse produces Oasis shorts
Pulse, the indie behind Blur movie No Distance Left to Run, has made a series of online short films about fans of the band Oasis.
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NewsStudio Lambert forced to defend village life series
Studio Lambert has defended the nature of its upcoming constructed factual series The Village after concerned residents of the planned filming location forced a public meeting.
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NewsC4 creative director steps down
Channel 4 creative director Brett Foraker, who oversees the broadcaster’s branding and idents, is to leave the broadcaster after seven years to pursue a career in the US.
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NewsC4 libel action to be heard without jury
The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision over action against Channel 4 by a former bodyguard to Michael Jackson that could jeopardise the future of trial by jury in defamation cases.