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NewsDamian Kavanagh named BBC daytime controller
Damian Kavanagh is to become the BBC’s new daytime controller - after just six months as head of features and factual formats at Channel 4.
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NewsC4 lobbies for election ‘voice’
Channel 4 is lobbying to host an election debate in the run-up to the 2015 general election campaign – and is arguing it should take over from Sky News in the roster.
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NewsC4 eyes multiplatform profit
Channel 4 plans to “re-establish a reputation for commerciality” in multiplatform content in 2013 as it opens its next commissioning round.
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NewsSky 1’s ratings take a tumble
Investment cannot halt 10% audience fall as all main channels bar BBC1 suffer viewer decline
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NewsC4 orders Leveson doc - and riles MP
A Conservative MP has questioned Channel 4’s impartiality after the broadcaster ordered a Films of Record doc about the Leveson inquiry, presented by Hugh Grant.
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NewsAbraham pledges risk-taking future for C4
Channel 4’s David Abraham has hinted at controversial forthcoming shows on topics such as end of life care and human tissue in a wide-ranging 30th anniversary speech highlighting the broadcaster’s free speech credentials.
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NewsC4 axes T4 brand after 14 years
Channel 4 is dropping the T4 brand after 14 years as it begins the search for a Friday night music show to refresh its youth programming.
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NewsBBC and C4 to battle it out for Paralympic rights
Channel 4 and the BBC are set to go head to head for an extended package of rights for the Paralympic Games.
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NewsBarb reveals ITV1 and C4 ratings errors
Barb has apologised for a number of high-profile gaffes in its ratings reports for ITV1 and Channel 4 late last month.
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NewsTwitter & C4 tie-up for Hotel GB
Channel 4 has forged a direct partnership with Twitter to boost activity around its forthcoming reality show Hotel GB.
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NewsC4 hunts Richard III remains
The remains of infamous monarch Richard III may have been discovered by archaeologists making a Channel 4 history programme.
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NewsHighflyer calls for external probe into C4 racing contract
Former Channel 4 racing producer Highflyer Productions has called for an external investigation to examine the horse racing tender process after it was given the all clear by the broadcaster.
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NewsBjork and Attenborough to explore music for C4
Icelandic musician Bjork and natural history broadcaster David Attenborough will appear together in a film looking at music and the natural world for Channel 4 - one of four major new arts commissions for the broadcaster.
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NewsC4 News appoints Ben de Pear as editor
Ben de Pear has been appointed as editor of Channel 4 News with immediate effect.
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NewsBereaved families attack C4 doc Lifers
Channel 4 documentary Lifers has received complaints from two bereaved families who were not notified that the convicted murderers of their relatives would appear in the film.
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NewsC4 to simulcast all content online
Channel 4 is to simulcast all its main channels online within the next month for the first time since 2008 – bringing it in line with the BBC and ITV.
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NewsHunt warned PM about "caving in to" Sky bid opponents
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt sent a memo to prime minister David Cameron in November 2010 in which he warned against “caving into the Mark Thompson / Channel 4 / Guardian line” over News Corp’s takeover bid for Sky.
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NewsUKTV strikes deal to air 350 hours of C4 content
UKTV is to take over from Discovery as Channel 4’s secondary rights partner for factual and lifestyle content, after signing a 350-hour deal.
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NewsC4 asks viewers to spot mental health patients
Channel 4 is embarking on a major programming stunt by casting people with mental health issues in some of its highest-profile series – and asking viewers whether they can spot them.
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NewsITN returns to 'solid profitability'
ITN has heralded a “strong year” after posting a 480% increase in pre-tax profits, but the ITV and Channel 4 news producer’s pension deficit increased significantly to £82.4m.