Channel 4 – Page 297
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NewsChannel 4 names Paralympic presenters
An ex-Royal Marine, a carpenter and a former Paralympic swimmer are among six new disabled presenters who will help front Channel 4’s coverage of the London 2012 Paralympics.
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NewsC4 shines light on key workers with Blast! Nurses doc
Channel 4 is continuing its focus on public-sector workers with the commission of Nurses, a five-part documentary by Blast! Films.
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NewsSex Education Show accused of hypocrisy
Channel 4’s Sex Education Show – Stop Pimping Our Kids was the most complained about programme during April, with one viewer calling the concept “hypocritical”.
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NewsDyckhoff to bring critical eye to architecture for C4
Channel 4 is to examine how buildings affect our lives in a series fronted by architecture critic Tom Dyckhoff.
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NewsC4 fund backs indie pop singer’s online venture
Channel 4’s Alpha Fund has backed the lead singer of indie pop band Belle and Sebastian, Stuart Murdoch, for an interactive project as one of a range of investments.
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NewsC4 launches 4oD for iPad in devices push
Channel 4 is preparing to release a 4oD iPad app featuring access to catch-up shows, as it extends its direct-to-consumer relationships via connected devices.
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NewsDanes to roll out Big Art Project across platforms
Public art initiative The Big Art Project, which was originally produced for Channel 4, has been ordered by Danish public service broadcaster DR to run across TV, radio and online.
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NewsChatty Man top for Twitter interaction
The fifth series of British comedy chat show Alan Carr: Chatty Man attracted between 500 and 700 tweets per episode addressed directly to the @chattyman account, and marked an uplift in use of the #chattyman hashtag.
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NewsFarmer Doherty in tie-up with Jamie’s Fresh One
Jimmy Doherty, the TV farmer poached by Channel 4 from the BBC, is setting up rights-based company Guppy Productions in association with Jamie Oliver’s Fresh One.
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NewsAbraham targets maintaining C4 audience share
David Abraham has rallied Channel 4 commissioners, telling them the broadcaster is aiming to maintain its 7% audience share for 2011 even without Big Brother.
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NewsAllsopp to take on craft fair pros in series for C4
Channel 4 has ordered a Kirstie Allsopp-fronted series in which the presenter is pitted against country fair craft experts.
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NewsC4 orders three more runs of Million Pound Drop
Channel 4 is to air 29 further episodes of The Million Pound Drop Live this year after awarding producer Remarkable Pictures a three-series deal.
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NewsInside Nature’s Giants wins longer run on C4
Channel 4 animal autopsy show Inside Nature’s Giants is to return for a 10-part run, its longest to date, with the experts taking part in more adventure-style settings.
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NewsC4 boss Abraham writes to Kate Price
The head of Channel 4 has written to Katie Price declaring that the broadcaster “never set out to offend” after she complained about jokes made by comedian Frankie Boyle regarding her disabled son Harvey.
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NewsFry to name 100 favourite gadgets for C4 list show
Channel 4 has ordered a three hour North One list show fronted by Stephen Fry in which the technology evangelist will count down his favourite gadgets.
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NewsC4 goes behind the scenes with Frankenstein cast
Channel 4 has ordered a behind-the-scenes documentary about Danny Boyle’s stage adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
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NewsOfcom ruling expected on Boyle joke
Ofcom is expected to reveal its decision over Frankie Boyle’s joke about Katie Price’s son Harvey this week.
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NewsC4 looks to Fresh One for a different take on dance
Channel 4 plans to bring a different approach to dance competitions on TV with a three-part Fresh One documentary about the Street Dance XXL UK Championships.
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NewsDesmond unveils health lottery
Media tycoon Richard Desmond has unveiled a new lottery game which aims to raise more than £50 million a year for health charities.
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NewsKeo hopeful for Fish Fight sequel after site success
Keo Digital is hoping to help secure a return to TV screens for the sustainable fishing season Fish Fight after around 20% of viewers visited the website.