All Channel 4 articles – Page 341
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NewsEx-C4 marketing chief resurfaces at Comedy Central
A former Channel 4 head of marketing has returned to TV after a five-year absence to take up a post at Comedy Central UK.
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NewsKatona doc attracts 64 complaints
A documentary about Kerry Katona received more complaints than any other Channel 4 show last month, the broadcaster has said.
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NewsC4 Sales wins UKTV deal
Channel 4 Sales is to take over all advertising for UKTV’s portfolio in a ten-year deal.
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NewsBeeny returns to C4 with ambitious new project
Sarah Beeny is to take on one of her riskiest projects when she stops dishing out property advice and returns to her developing roots in a Channel 4 series from Renegade Pictures.
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NewsC4 orders ad-funded sports shows from Boomerang Plus
Boomerang Plus has won a raft of orders of C4 extreme sports AFP shows supported by brands including Sony Ericsson, Red Bull, Quiksilver and PlayStation.
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NewsC4 Wannabe enters talent show battle
Channel 4 is planning a move into the TV talent show battleground with a format that replaces celebrity judges with votes from a studio audience.
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NewsBBC and C4 challenged over doc-buying policies
The BBC and Channel 4 are “short-changing” viewers by not airing enough acquired documentaries, according to newly formed pressure group the Documentary Distributors’ Association.
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NewsFilm writer pens Hackney drama for C4
The indie behind Poppy Shakespeare and Ronan Bennett, who wrote Johnny Depp movie Public Enemies, are working together on a Channel 4 drama set among the gangs of a Hackney estate.
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NewsMonterosa beefs up with C4 hire
Social TV provider Monterosa, which worked on interactive gameshow Million Pound Drop, has appointed Channel 4’s Helen Otter as project manager and producer.
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NewsWalker to leave C4 after 14 years
Channel 4 managing editor of commissioning Janey Walker is leaving the broadcaster after 14 years, following David Abraham’s overhaul of the broadcaster.
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NewsTop-heavy C4 gets overhaul
David Abraham has made his first major mark on Channel 4 with a pruning of senior roles, but has told staff his restructure will not usher in a further round of significant job cuts.
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NewsC4 plans £50m budget boost
Channel 4 expects to return close to £50m to its programming budget this year, but has warned that it will not quite return to pre-downturn levels.
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NewsTwofour doc to follow GB Paralympic selection
Channel 4’s build-up to the 2012 Paralympic Games has stepped up, with Twofour making a 10-part series following the selection process for the British team.
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NewsTrio win double orders in latest run of C4’s First Cut
Century Films, Minnow Films and Lambent Productions have each won two commissions for Channel 4’s emerging-directors’ docs strand First Cut.
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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.