All Channel 4 articles – Page 360
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NewsFilm4 ups Lavender to head of development
Film4 has promoted Sam Lavender to head of development. He replaces Katherine Butler, who was promoted to senior commissioning executive in September.
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NewsC4 to explore dawn of aerial warfare
Channel 4 is to recreate the aerial battles of World War One for a 90-minute documentary from Darlow Smithson Productions.
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NewsToksvig wades into TV ageism row
The television industry does not value older women as much as their male counterparts, and women tend to get ahead by being young and pretty, comedian Sandi Toksvig has claimed.
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NewsC4 chair search enters final stage
Final interviews for the Channel 4 chair take place this week, with former ITV and GCap chair Richard Eyre reported to be in the running.
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NewsC4 to profile Britain's fattest man
Channel 4 is lining up a documentary about “Britain’s fattest man” as he embarks on life-threatening surgery to lose weight.
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NewsJamie to air on Discovery as C4 strikes content deal
Discovery Networks UK has got its hands on Jamie Oliver for the first time after signing a two-year content deal with Channel 4.
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NewsLocation presenter to front DIY Christmas series
Location, Location, Location presenter Kirstie Allsopp will reveal how to have a DIY Christmas in a 3 x 60-minute series for Channel 4.
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NewsAllen named C4 comedy boss
Channel 4 has promoted commissioning editor Shane Allen to head of comedy and acting head of entertainment.
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NewsC4 cleared over care in Boys and Girls Alone
Ofcom has ruled that Channel 4 provided due care to the children in controversial series Boys and Girls Alone, but did not sufficiently reassure viewers of this fact in the first episode.
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NewsO’Grady confirms ITV move
Paul O’Grady has confirmed he is to move from Channel 4 back to ITV next year.
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NewsChannel 4 to revisit The Hospital
Channel 4 is planning to return to Britain’s specialist NHS wards for an extended second run of documentary series The Hospital next year.
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NewsYouTube to host C4 shows
Channel 4 has agreed to make catch-up and archive content available in full-length form on YouTube for the first time.
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NewsRidley Scott readies Red Riding remake
Blade Runner director Ridley Scott is set to direct a Hollywood remake of Channel 4 drama series Red Riding.
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NewsC4 reveals second Family
Channel 4 has unveiled the second family that will go under the microscope in its Bafta-nominated documentary format The Family.
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NewsNewman leaves C4 for Objective
Channel 4 head of entertainment and comedy Andrew Newman is joining Objective Productions, returning to the indie sector after more than 10 years as a commissioner.
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NewsBaz bows out of race for C4 chair
Peter Bazalgette has ruled himself out of the running for the Channel 4 chairman job after thinking “long and hard” about the post.
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NewsC4 gives all-female sketch show a slot in comedy season
Channel 4 has extended its forthcoming pilots season Comedy Showcase to seven episodes after greenlighting an all-female sketch show from Objective Productions.
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NewsC4 explores the links between race and science
Channel 4 is to explore the relationship between science and race in a controversial season of documentaries.
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NewsAndrew Newman to leave C4 for Objective
Channel 4 head of entertainment and comedy Andrew Newman is to move back into the indie sector after more than 10 years as a commissioner to join Objective Productions.
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NewsC4 stands ground over ads in 9/11 doc
Real-time 9/11 documentary 102 Minutes that Changed America proved to be Channel 4’s most divisive programme last month, with controversy raging over the level of advertising within its broadcast.