Channel 4 – Page 267
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NewsC4 puts a stop to Benefits Street
Love Productions’ controversial factual format Benefits Street will not return to Channel 4.
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NewsMaggie Brown plans follow up to C4 book
Journalist Maggie Brown is to write a second volume of her history of Channel 4, which will kick off with the decision to drop Big Brother.
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NewsC4 docs to dig up British history
Palaeobiologist Tori Herridge is to front two Channel 4 natural history formats from different producers.
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NewsC4 plans Grease-style prom night
Channel 4 is to host a 50s-themed live entertainment evening in which Alan Carr will present a screening of classic musical Grease and a live Rydell High-styled dance event.
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NewsC4 bulks up entertainment slate
Channel 4 is locking up seven strangers in a room for the chance to win £10,000 in a new Monkey-produced daytime quiz, while E4 has tasked DJ Charlie Sloth to find the perfect housemate.
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NewsDiscovery eyes C4 in UK push
Discovery will be in the queue of potential suitors for a privatised Channel 4, as the US broadcasting giant looks to build its presence in the UK.
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NewsOfcom raps Channel 4 for Countdown promotions
An episode of Countdown which heavily promoted The Ideal Home Show and P&O Cruises has landed Channel 4 in hot water with Ofcom.
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NewsLionsgate backs first British TV show
Lionsgate International UK has made its first investment in a British TV show - jumping on board Damned, Channel 4’s social services sitcom.
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NewsBig Mountain embarks on C4 Irish travelogue
Northern Irish indie Big Mountain Productions has partnered with Father Ted actor Ardal O’Hanlon to make an Irish travelogue for Channel 4.
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NewsRumpus tests Japanese gameshows for C4
Comedian Noel Fielding is to explore the weird world of Japanese gameshows in a one-off Channel 4 studio show.
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NewsIn brief: C4 orders & CBBC drama
Betty secures Channel 4 factual commission while CBBC orders third series of Leopard Drama’s Eve.
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NewsRaise the Roof wins C4 property format
Channel 4 has commissioned a daytime property format from Love It or List It indie Raise the Roof.
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NewsC4 turns spotlight on teenage mums
The stories of five teenage mothers will be told in a one-off documentary for Channel 4.
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NewsE4 revs up car makeover format
E4 has ordered a Pimp My Ride-style car makeover format from Electric Ray.
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NewsC4's Lazenby secures promotion
C4 has promoted entertainment editor Sarah Lazenby to commissioning editor.
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NewsC4 swoops for Jo Brand's Sky sitcom
A social services-themed comedy sitcom penned by Jo Brand has been picked up by Channel 4 after airing as a one-off on Sky Arts.
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NewsC4 hires head of specialist factual
Channel 4 has promoted arts chief John Hay to head of specialist factual.
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NewsC4 pulls back covers on Airbnb
Outline Productions is to explore the Airbnb phenomenon in a one-off film for Channel 4.
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NewsC4 supersizes The Secret Life of the Zoo
Channel 4 has ordered a supersized version of The Secret Life of the Zoo, more the doubling the length of its original run.