All Channel 4 articles – Page 358
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NewsC4 scraps heap from Scrapheap Challenge
Channel 4 is to drop the scrapheap from Scrapheap Challenge in a bid to slash costs on the long-running show.
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RatingsPsychoville finishes with 1.3m
BBC2’s critically acclaimed but creepy comedy Psychoville came to a close last night, drawing an average audience of 1.3m (6.2%) between 10pm and 10.30pm.
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NewsC4 urges protection for cricket rights
Channel 4 has called for “some form” of cricket to be on the list of protected sports rights, but has stopped short of recommending Test Matches return to free-to-air TV.
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NewsDebutantes and pubs lead next Cutting Edge run
Acclaimed documentary-maker Jane Treays will reveal the culture of London’s society debutantes for her latest Cutting Edge film.
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NewsIndies to get own adviser on diversity issues
Indies are to get their own diversity champion after Pat Younge, the incoming head of BBC Vision Productions, reignited the debate over the issue by taking a sideswipe at ITV.
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NewsC4 hunts for world's greatest pop star
Celebrities are to champion their favourite pop stars in a Great Britons-style Channel 4 series that will seek to establish the greatest act in the world today.
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NewsOrange launches C4-backed music service
Channel 4 is backing a mobile phone package from Orange that offers free music when users top up their phones.
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NewsC4 holds on to horse racing fixtures
Channel 4 has signed a new deal to keep horse racing on the channel for a further three years.
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NewsC4 acquires Welsh toon voiced by Rhys Ifans
Channel 4 has picked up the broadcast rights to Welsh animated series Sali Mali, narrated by actor Rhys Ifans.
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RatingsE4 wins battle for key 16-34s
E4 has consolidated its position with 16- to 34-year-olds, overtaking both Five and BBC2 in targeting this commercially important group.
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NewsAirey: Five still in talks with C4
Five chair and chief executive Dawn Airey has reignited the debate about Five’s failed merger with Channel 4 by calling it a “strange” political decision - but has revealed that the broadcasters remain in talks about other opportunities.
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NewsGrand Designs presenter embarks on Grand Tour
Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud is to take a break from home renovation for a European travelogue series for Channel 4.
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NewsC4 adds religion to Lee’s specialist factual portfolio
Channel 4 has axed the post of commissioning editor of religion and ethics following Aaqil Ahmed’s defection to the BBC.
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Icon Films to tell story of US airmen’s Borneo rescue
Bristol-based documentary-maker Icon Films is to make The Airmen and the Headhunters, a one-off doc about a team of US airmen rescued by Borneo tribesmen during World War II.
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NewsPSB kids' output halved since 2004
Homegrown children’s output on free-to-air broadcasters has more than halved over four years, Ofcom research has revealed.
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NewsC4 cleared over Siôn Jenkins documentary
Ofcom has thrown out complaints that a Channel 4 documentary following the release of Siôn Jenkins, after he was cleared of murdering his foster daughter Billie-Jo, unfairly invaded his family’s privacy.
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NewsC4 orders lifestyle specials on oldies for mini-season
Channel 4 is lining up special editions of lifestyle shows such as How to Look Gook Naked and Embarrassing Bodies featuring the over-60s, in a week of themed programming.
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The Broadcast InterviewMark Raphael, C4 documentaries
For the ‘golden boy’ of C4’s docs department, filling the Cutting Edge strand with the right mix of news, human interest and controversy is a delicate balancing act.
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NewsE4 buys Canadian family drama
E4 has acquired the UK rights to Canadian family drama series Heartland.
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NewsBBCW and C4 deal "weeks" away
BBC Worldwide and Channel 4 are “literally weeks” from signing a joint venture deal, after BBCW jettisoned some of the original sticking points.