All Channel 4 articles – Page 348
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.