Channel 4 – Page 290
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NewsRalph Lee named C4 number two
Ralph Lee has been made Jay Hunt’s number two at Channel 4, adding the role of deputy chief creative officer to his head of factual brief.
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NewsC4 gives voice to West African churches
Waddell Media has been commissioned by Channel 4 to produce a season of films about the UK’s West African churches in the run-up to Easter.
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NewsC4 plans musical Gay Wedding doc
Channel 4 has commissioned a one-off musical to coincide with the legalisation of same sex marriage.
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NewsC4 orders floods doc
C4 has ordered a fast-turnaround doc from Pioneer Productions about the UK’s recent floods.
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NewsC4 hunts for Ultimate Dealer
Channel 4 is searching for the ultimate wheeler dealer with its latest commission, a 15-part daytime series from IWC Media.
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NewsBenefits Street probed by Ofcom
Ofcom has launched an investigation into Channel 4’s Benefits Street after receiving 960 complaints about the programme.
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NewsOfcom set for third major PSB review
Ofcom is to undertake a new PSB review, a significant study that will help define the future of public service broadcasting in the UK.
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NewsC4 backs NYTVF drama contest
Channel 4 has partnered with Mad Men-producer Lionsgate to launch a New York Television Festival (NYTVF) competition to help uncover dramas from emerging US writers.
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NewsGogglebox handed 9pm slot
Channel 4 will move Gogglebox to a Friday 9pm entertainment slot next month as it bids to grow the format’s audience.
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News4Shorts heads to Paralympic Winter Games
Five of the biggest stars of the British team taking part in the Paralympic Winter Games 2014 are to be profiled in a series of online films hosted on Channel 4’s website.
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NewsC4 wins seat at election debate table
Channel 4 is to take part in the negotiations to air a prime ministerial TV debate next year as the broadcasters aim to build on the 2010 event.
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NewsC4 to bring back Benefits Street
Channel 4 is to bring back controversial doc Benefits Street for a second series as Love Productions starts to research potential locations.
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NewsPSBs plan Freeview VoD push
The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 are investigating the opportunity to launch industry-standard IPTV technology that would ensure their catch-up services work across all connected TVs.
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NewsVice makes C4 & Pulse hires
Multiplatform content producer Vice has appointed Fried Chicken Shop developer Max Gogarty, and Channel 4 docs commissioning editor Lina Prestwood to bolster its growing production team.
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NewsC4 takes comedy pilots to series
Channel 4 has earmarked Caitlin Moran’s comedy Raised By Wolves and unaired pilot Scrotal Recall for full series.
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NewsCPL developing controversial dating format for C4
Channel 4 is in the early stages of developing a controversial Danish dating format in which strangers get married after meeting each other for the first time.
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NewsC4 preps Gordon Ramsay series
Gordon Ramsay is to record his first series of Kitchen Nightmares for Channel 4 in five years amid speculation he won’t renew his contract with the broadcaster.
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NewsThree Day Nanny scores global sales
Avalon Distribution has secured a raft of international sales for Channel 4’s parenting format The Three Day Nanny.
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NewsC4 eyes more subtitled drama
Channel 4 is to boost the amount of foreign-language drama it acquires following the purchase of edgy Norwegian thriller Mammon.
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NewsAnimal Planet joins C4 on Nile walk
Discovery Networks’ Animal Planet has partnered with Channel 4 on its ambitious documentary Walking The Nile.