Channel 4 – Page 145
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NewsBuilders down modern tools for C4 villa series
A group of builders are to be stripped of their modern tools and techniques and challenged to build an authentic Roman villa for a Channel 4 series.
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NewsPresentable wins order for C4 cost-cutting series
Zodiak-owned indie Presentable TV has won a 20-part daytime commission from Channel 4 - the latest in a string of network shows for the Welsh producer.
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NewsPeep Show and The Street win Emmy nominations
Channel 4 comedy Peep Show and BBC drama The Street have been nominated for International Emmy’s, with British TV productions gaining a total of nine nods.
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NewsC4 bids to repeat Drop's online success
Channel 4 has commissioned its second online play-along game following the success of Million Pound Drop in an ongoing bid to boost engagement with viewers.
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NewsPete Versus Life wins second series
Channel 4 has greenlit the return of Pete Versus Life after the first series averaged 1.6 million (8%) viewers in a Friday 10pm slot.
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NewsC4 to air week-long extreme sports live event
Channel 4 is to put celebrities through a series of extreme sports challenges in a week-long live competition next spring.
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NewsBellamy defends Beauty and the Beast
EDINBURGH: Channel 4 acting chief creative officer Julian Bellamy has defended forthcoming show Beauty and the Beast as part of the broadcaster’s history of “ballsy” programmes.
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NewsHollyoaks set for Top Model crossover
Channel 4 has lined up a special edition of Hollyoaks featuring contestants from this year’s series of Living’s reality show Britain’s Next Top Model.
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NewsC4 pumps £100,000 into generating revenue with mobile apps
Channel 4 has ring-fenced £100,000 to spend this year on testing mobile apps as it calls for indies to pitch ideas it can develop.
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NewsJamie cooks his way into Channel 4 daytime slot
Jamie Oliver has landed a mammoth 40-part order for his first daytime commission from Channel 4.
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NewsGoldsmith rejects C4 election funding claim
Tory MP Zac Goldsmith engaged in a furious on-air row over a broadcaster’s investigation into his general election campaign spending which are being examined by a Westminster elections watchdog.
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NewsPrincess triumphs in pitch for next 11 O’Clock Show
Princess Productions has won a competitive pitch from Channel 4 to find the successor to The 11 O’Clock Show and is working on a pilot.
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NewsHighflyer retains C4 horse racing deal
Highflyer TV is to continue to making Channel 4’s horse racing coverage until December 2012 after winning the first tender for the production in more than 25 years.
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NewsSupersize spin-off tackles children’s food issues
Channel 4 features series Supersize vs Superskinny is to follow Embarrassing Bodies in putting children centre-stage of a spin-off series.
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NewsCutting Edge doc to give glimpse into life of Brucie
Bruce Forsyth is to open up for an intimate documentary portrait for Channel 4’s Cutting Edge strand.
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NewsDavies makes personal history of 1980s for C4
Comedian Alan Davies is to make his debut on Channel 4 with a personal journey exploring the political and social changes during the 1980s that underpinned his teenage years.
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NewsC4 hunts new talent for Coming Up
Channel 4 is seeking up-and-coming talent for the 10th series of Coming Up in 2011, with Touchpaper TV again producing.
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NewsC4 bolsters Embarrassing brand with spin-off
Channel 4 has extended what has become one of its key brands by ordering an Embarrassing Bodies spin-off series and another 18 episodes of the main show.
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NewsGordon Ramsay to track down UK’s best eaterie
Channel 4 is to turn The F Word’s search for Britain’s best local restaurant into a standalone Gordon Ramsay series.
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NewsC4 invites pitches to produce horse racing coverage
Channel 4 is putting more than 400 hours of horse-racing output up for grabs for the first time in more than 25 years.