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NewsFirst Dates scores bumper C4 order
Twenty Twenty has notched up a super-sized order of dating format First Dates for Channel 4.
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NewsC4 and Love back on Benefits
Channel 4 and Love Productions have hit back at claims that the second series of Benefits Street is being made for “entertainment” and that parts of the show are “contrived”.
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NewsC4 takes aim at US gun culture
The lives of children who are caught up in America’s gun culture are to be explored in a Minnow Films doc for Channel 4.
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NewsC4 nations quotas set to be tripled
Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish indies are set for a £12m boost after Ofcom revealed Channel 4’s nations commissioning quotas are set to be tripled.
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NewsEndemol UK to move into app market
Endemol UK is to break into the burgeoning app market for the first time next month with the launch of gaming apps based on Pointless and Deal or No Deal.
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NewsUS comedy acquisitions extended
US comedies Mom, The Millers and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which have all been acquired by UK broadcasters, have been renewed for full series.
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NewsITV & C4 among Emmy winners
ITV, Channel 4 and UK indies including Hardcash and Clover Films were among the winners at the Emmys and International Emmys.
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NewsC4 to examine Britain’s complaints culture
Britain’s burgeoning complaints culture is to come under the microscope in a Channel 4 series partly inspired by a 16-year-old Cutting Edge film.
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NewsShane Allen criticises C4 commissioning
BBC comedy boss Shane Allen has taken a swipe at Channel 4’s commissioning processes and argued that he is not threatened by Sky’s comedy push.
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NewsE4 orders drama from The Fades writer
Eleven Films has snapped up the services of The Fades writer Jack Thorne for its first commission since striking a first look deal with Entertainment One.
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NewsC4 to dedicate season of shows to Ramadan
Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting, will be marked in a season of programming designed to lift the lid on the experience for Channel 4 viewers.
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NewsC4 plans report on concerns
Indie advocate Stuart Cosgrove fleshes out proposal to engage with production community
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NewsC4 strengthens cross-genre disability commitment
Channel 4 has strengthened its commitment to changing the portrayal of disability on TV through a raft of programming.
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NewsFunny Fortnight pilot set to secure C4 series
Objective Productions’ sitcom Toast of London, first piloted as part of Channel 4’s Funny Fortnight season, is on the brink of being commissioned.
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NewsMorgana heads to BBC3 with sitcom pilot
Channel 4 talent Morgana Robinson is piloting her first project for the BBC - a celebrity culture sitcom in which the comedian plays multiple characters.
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NewsC4 wins battle for Paralympics rights
Channel 4 has beaten the BBC to retain rights to the Paralympic games in a historic double award of the event’s TV rights.
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NewsSky in PSB carriage fees stand-off
BSkyB is refusing to give up the battle over retransmission fees despite culture minister Ed Vaizey stating this week that the pay-TV giant must drop them for public service broadcasters.
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NewsFirst Cut to delve into Scientology
High profile Scientology defectors will be examined in a Channel 4 First Cut documentary – one of the first to be ordered as part of an overhaul of the strand.
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NewsThe Year Ahead
Click through to discover what the next 12 months holds for the UK’s key players.
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NewsJohn McCririck sues C4 for £3m
Former Channel 4 racing pundit John McCririck has kicked off legal proceedings against Channel 4 – seeking up to £3m of damages - after being dropped from its racing coverage.