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NewsC4 hires Panorama exec for Dispatches role
Panorama deputy editor Daniel Pearl has been appointed as Channel 4 Dispatches commissioning editor.
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NewsC4 orders Costa Concordia film
The Costa Concordia cruise ship accident that has dominated recent headlines will be documented in a fast-turnaround film for Channel 4.
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NewsGypsy Weddings tops C4's best of 2011
Channel 4’s top three most-watched programmes in 2011 were all part of the Big Fat Gypsy Wedding brand, according to the broadcaster’s consolidated audience figures.
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NewsC4 confirms Sutcliffe departure
Channel 4 has confirmed Dispatches commissioning editor Kevin Sutcliffe is leaving the broadcaster after ten years.
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NewsA look ahead: TV in 2012
The Olympics may be set to dominate this summer, but which of the broadcasters will take gold in the 2012 battle to go faster, higher and stronger than their peers? Broadcast analyses the year ahead.
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NewsTom Clarke made C4 News science editor
Channel 4 News’ science correspondent, Tom Clarke, has been appointed as the programme’s first science editor.
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NewsGreat British Property Scandal hits 100k signatures
The Great British Property Scandal, Channel 4’s latest campaign, has attracted 100,000 signatures to a petition calling for measures to get empty homes back into use.
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NewsC4 cuts back on Unreported World
Channel 4’s flagship international current affairs strand, Unreported World, will be reduced by 20% in 2012.
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NewsHamish Mykura to join Nat Geo
Hamish Mykura, former head of documentaries at Channel 4, has quickly resurfaced at National Geographic Channels International (NGCI).
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NewsInquest into death of Sarah Mulvey adjourned
Former Channel 4 commissioning editor Sarah Mulvey died of an opiate overdose and was “systematically bullied” while working at the broadcaster, a coroner’s inquest has heard.
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NewsSue Murphy exits C4
Sue Murphy, the Channel 4 commissioning boss behind How to Look Good Naked, is leaving the broadcaster after more than a decade to join production company Optomen. C4 has also hired Dominic Bird from the BBC as head of formats.
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NewsC4 closes in on record spend
Channel 4 is entering its next phase of creative renewal with a revamp of More 4, a raft of new programming and plans to up its spend to an all-time high of £600m next year.
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NewsC4 to air penultimate Fresh Meat online first
Channel 4 is to debut the penultimate episode of Fresh Meat online after pushing it back a week to accommodate stripped drama Top Boy.
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NewsC4 orders more Fresh Meat; Beaver Falls
Channel 4 has commissioned a second series of student comedy drama Fresh Meat midway through its first run.
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NewsLinehan turns off The IT Crowd
Channel 4 sitcom The IT Crowd will not be returning for a fifth series but will wrap up with an extended special, creator Graham Linehan has confirmed.
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NewsBSkyB and BBC clash on fees
Gloves come off as ITV, C4 and C5 wade in and report claims retransmission fees will soar.
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NewsE4 greenlights Desperate Scousewives
Desperate Scousewives, Splash Media’s Liverpool based structured reality series has been officially commissioned as an eight part series for E4.
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NewsXbox inks deals with BBC, C4 and C5
The BBC, Channel 4 and Channel 5 have signed distribution deals with Microsoft Xbox which will see their VoD services roll out via the gaming platform.
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NewsC4 eyes second playalong show
Channel 4 is working with Twofour on a project that could become the interactive gameshow follow-up to The Million Pound Drop Live.
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NewsViewers concerns over data a “major challenge”
RTS CAMBRIDGE: Consumer fears about how companies use data present “a major challenge” for broadcasters and platforms, according to senior figures from Google and Channel 4.