Channel 4 – Page 278
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NewsC4’s Immigration Street order cut
Channel 4 has cut the number of episodes of Benefits Street spin-off Immigration Street after disruption from local residents resulted in a lack of footage.
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NewsMad Fat Diary draws to a close
E4 has ordered a third and final series of comedy-drama My Mad Fat Diary.
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NewsAmazon nabs US Catastrophe rights
Amazon Prime Instant Video has secured the exclusive US rights to Channel 4 comedy Catastrophe.
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NewsC4 backs disabled trainees with £500,000 pot
Channel 4 will plough £500,000 into training schemes to ensure that people with disabilities make up at least 10% of its 2016 Paralympics production team.
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NewsMore Catastrophe planned for C4
Channel 4 has moved quickly to recommission Catastrophe after just two episodes of Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney’s sitcom have aired.
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NewsC4 loads up The Jump game
Channel 4 will offer fans of The Jump the chance to get involved in the action via a mobile game.
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NewsC4 assembles All 4 team
Channel 4 has restructured its digital team ahead of the launch of its multiplatform hub All 4.
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NewsDiversity: indies speak out
Indie bosses have voiced concerns about meeting the “challenging but necessary” industry diversity targets – but are upbeat that they will be supported in their efforts by broadcasters.
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NewsE4 slopes off with The Jump companion
E4 will take to the slopes with a companion series for Channel 4 celebrity winter sports format The Jump.
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NewsC4 to pilot King Bert porn comedy
Miranda Hart and David Walliam’s fledgling indie King Bert Productions is to pilot a sitcom set in a porn shop for Channel 4.
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NewsC4 to arm indies with diversity databases
Channel 4 is to compile databases of diverse actors, crews, writers and directors to help indies meet the ambitious targets it has set.
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NewsVice producer to head up Random Acts
Channel 4 has hired a Vice Media senior creative producer as editor of Random Acts to supercharge the arts strand.
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NewsBroadcasters urged to 'press ahead' with leader debates
David Cameron is facing mounting pressure to take part in the televised election debates after rival party leaders urged broadcasters to “press ahead” with or without the prime minister.
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NewsAlan Titchmarsh makes C4 debut
Alan Titchmarsh has signed up to present his first programme for Channel 4, a three-part series about Britain’s master gardener of the 1700s.
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NewsRize checks in at The Billion Pound Hotel
Liberty of London indie Rize USA will again immerse itself in luxury as it visits the world’s most exclusive hotel for a Channel 4 documentary.
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NewsHow to meet C4's diversity guidelines
Broadcast breaks down the diversity criteria that must be met for indies to secure a commission from Channel 4.
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NewsC4 unveils £5m diversity blueprint
Channel 4 is to plough £5m into 30 diversity initiatives to better represent UK society both on and off screen.
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NewsStuart Cosgrove to leave C4
Channel 4 head of nations and regions Stuart Cosgrove is leaving the broadcaster after 20 years to focus on other projects.
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NewsProtest over C4 famine comedy
Protests will take place outside Channel 4’s Horseferry Road office next week to pressure the broadcaster against commissioning a comedy set amidst the Irish Famine.
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NewsC4 pension consultation closed
Channel 4’s consultation process with 200 staff over the proposed closure of its legacy pension scheme has concluded with a resolution expected in the next few weeks.