Channel 4 – Page 272
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NewsChannel 4 opens Manchester hub
Channel 4 has opened a new Manchester hub for its commissioning and commercial teams and to enhance its nations and regions credentials.
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NewsBritish Gas funds second C4 Short
Phil Spencer is to front Channel 4’s latest advertiser-funded short – a six-part property format funded by British Gas.
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NewsAbraham: privatising C4 risks 19,000 jobs
The privatisation of Channel 4 would place 19,000 jobs in the indie community at risk, according to chief executive David Abraham.
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NewsC4 eyes Richard Osman nostalgia quiz
Richard Osman is to front a Channel 4 quiz show pilot that tests star guests’ knowledge of 1980s and 90s pop culture.
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NewsC4 locks up fixed-rig prison doc
Channel 4 will give a young offenders’ institute the fixed-rig treatment in a hard-hitting documentary series earmarked for 2016.
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NewsWalter Presents strikes major deals ahead of launch
Walter Presents (WP), the Channel 4-backed foreign language drama service, has acquired a raft of titles including Luc Besson’s No Limit and Swiss drama Ten.
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NewsFirecrest lands C4 current affairs series
Glasgow-based indie Firecrest Films has been commissioned to produce a consumer current affairs series for Channel 4 following a successful pilot.
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NewsC4 strikes Nordic drama deal
Walter Presents will carry several Nordic dramas after striking a deal with Fremantle Media International (FMI).
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NewsE4 refreshes scripted comedy
E4 is freshening up its scripted comedy slate by taking Roisin Conaty’s Game Face to series and commissioning a sitcom from the writers of BBC3’s Cuckoo.
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NewsC4 in foreign drama push
Channel 4’s forthcoming foreign-language service Walter Presents will launch with around 140 hours of programming and intends to grow its catalogue to 1,000 hours within three years.
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NewsVOTE: C4 privatisation
Would the privatisation of Channel 4 have a positive or negative impact on the UK’s television industry? Click now to have your say.
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NewsJames Purnell backs publicly-owned C4
BBC director of strategy and digital James Purnell has argued that Channel 4’s existing ownership model contributes to a UK broadcasting ecology that “works very well”.
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NewsC4 hunts All 4 managing editor
Channel 4 is dialling up its short-form content strategy with the creation of a managing editor role with access to a “multi-million pound” commissioning budget.
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NewsC4 foreign-language VoD service set for 2016 debut
Channel 4 is to launch its foreign-language streaming service in January, with big-budget German period drama Deutschland 83 becoming its first high-profile acquisition.
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NewsYouView prepares rich data for partners
YouView is to begin providing rich data from its set-top boxes to stakeholders – offering them a level of information similar to that mined by Sky.
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NewsBroadcasters raise concerns over EE TV
ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 have raised major concerns about an innovative catch-up tool on fledgling television service EE TV.
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NewsPrincess to make YouTube cancer fundraiser
Princess Productions will team up with well-known vloggers to produce a 12-hour live-streamed event on YouTube for Stand Up To Cancer.
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NewsE4 eyes US dating format
E4 is on the brink of commissioning a Stacey Solomon-fronted dating format produced by US indie T Group and Znak & Jones.
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NewsPact ‘astonished’ by ToT review
Pact has pledged to use “every means possible” to defend the indie sector following the “astonishing” terms of trade review revealed by culture secretary John Whittingdale.