Channel 4 – Page 112
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NewsOfcom announces new film ad rules
TV channels will be able to show longer advert breaks within films under new rules published by broadcast watchdog Ofcom.
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NewsC4 orders Gypsy Xmas special
Big Fat Gypsy Weddings will return to Channel 4 for a one-off Christmas special - with other spin-offs in the pipeline.
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NewsThe Garden pays visit to A&E for C4 fixed-rig doc
Nick Curwin and Magnus Temple are making their biggest ever fixed-rig show, using 70 cameras to film a London hospital’s accident and emergency department for Channel 4.
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NewsDerren Brown psychic complaint dismissed
Ofcom has rejected psychic medium Joe Power’s complaints of unfair treatment in the production of a Derren Brown programme for Channel 4.
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NewsC4 unveils online Promise exclusives
Peter Kosminsky, the writer and director of new Channel 4 drama The Promise, will take part in a live web chat after the first episode on Sunday.
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NewsFern Britton joins C4 for new show
Presenter Fern Britton is to make a regular return to daytime TV with a teatime show for Channel 4.
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NewsAbbey Road to host C4 shows
Channel 4 has ordered two new music shows set in the world famous Abbey Road studios, including a special with former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher.
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NewsC4 News sparks complaints with Muslim report
Nearly 130 people complained to Ofcom about a Channel 4 News report looking at whether Ahmadi Muslims are the victims of hate crimes in the UK.
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NewsC4 to stage WWII battle in Blitz Street follow-up
Channel 4 is to stage a battle between Allied and German tanks as part of an ambitious follow-up to war-time doc Blitz Street.
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NewsAmis and Booth to feature in controversial C4 religion strand
Channel 4’s 4thought.tv will feature contributions from Martin Amis and Lauren Booth in the next few months as it shrugs off criticism for airing controversial views.
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NewsC4 tries out new comics
Channel 4 has recruited a raft of emerging comedy talent for the first of three live talent-spotting showcases.
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NewsBroadcasters plan for product placement
Commercial broadcasters including ITV, Channel 4, UKTV and Sky have begun initial talks with media agencies and indies about incorporating product placement into shows.
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NewsC4 renews three Studio Lambert series
Factual entertainment series Fairy Jobmother, Undercover Boss and Four in a Bed have all been recommissioned by Channel 4.
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NewsMPs slam Andy Duncan's pay packet
MPs have criticised the “unacceptable” pay packet of Channel 4’s former chief executive Andy Duncan.
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NewsJordan condemns Frankie Boyle repeat
Katie Price has condemned Channel 4 for repeating Frankie Boyle’s show containing a controversial joke he made about her disabled son.
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NewsC4 seeks fresh faces for Paralympics team
Channel 4’s pledge to take the Paralympics into the mainstream has entered a new stage with the commission of two more series of That Paralympics Show and a boot camp to identify new presenters for 2012.
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NewsC4 compiles data to prove value of VoD
Channel 4 is capturing data from online viewers in an attempt to create its own database of information to help advertisers better understand online viewing habits.
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NewsC4's Sarah Beeny series to return
Channel 4 series Help! My House is Falling Down is to return for a second run, as sales of the first batch are secured around the world.
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NewsDappy to deliver T4 Christmas message
Channel 4 has scotched rumours that N-Dubz rapper Dappy will broadcast the alternative Christmas message in the traditional slot - but confirmed that he will deliver a speech on Christmas morning.
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NewsC4 sends chefs to cookery school for daytime series
Channel 4 has ordered 50 episodes of a new daytime cookery series starring Cook Yourself Thin chef Gizzi Erskine.