Channel 4 – Page 51
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NewsEvans named acting C4 comedy boss
Channel 4 comedy commissioner Nerys Evans is stepping up to interim head of comedy following the departure of Shane Allen to the BBC.
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NewsShaw exits C4 to join BBC
Tanya Shaw is leaving Channel 4 to join the BBC’s factual features and formats commissioning team.
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NewsGrand Designs set to hit 100 episodes
Grand Designs, Channel 4’s show following people determined to build their own homes from scratch, will celebrate its 100th episode when it returns in September.
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NewsE4 series dominate 4oD viewing
Nine of the most watched series on 4oD in June premiered on youth-skewing entertainment channel E4.
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NewsIMG wins C4 racing contract
IMG Sports Media has been handed a four-year contract to produce horse racing on Channel 4 and has secured BBC Olympic presenter Clare Balding to front coverage.
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NewsMicky Flanagan to pilot family clip show for C4
Channel 4 is trialling a studio clip show about family life as a vehicle for comic Micky Flanagan, who has signed an exclusive deal with the broadcaster.
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NewsC4 orders Cumbo Comedy Blap
Comedian David Earl will play Cumbo in three online episodes as part of Channel 4’s comedy shorts series, Comedy Blaps.
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NewsC4 to hold first ever live charity telethon
Channel 4 is to launch its first ever live telethon, to raise money for Cancer Research.
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NewsC4 News deputy editor Fewell departs
Channel 4 News’ deputy editor Martin Fewell is leaving the programme after 14 years - just weeks after the departure of editor Jim Gray.
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NewsBBC1 and ITV1 close in on drama adaptations
BBC1 and ITV1 are lining up adaptations of Daphne du Maurier classic Jamaica Inn and Dorothy Koomson’s Ice Cream Girls respectively.
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NewsMade in Chelsea gets double order
Made in Chelsea, the hit E4 constructed reality series has been recommissioned for a further two series after its highest ever rating run.
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NewsPaddy McGuinness to front C4 pilot
Take Me Out host Paddy McGuinness is fronting a Channel 4 pilot which will see him taking a nostalgic look at TV.
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NewsIan Brady films pulled after hearing delayed
Films about Moors murderer Ian Brady have been pulled from Channel 4 and Channel 5’s schedules due to the delay of a tribunal assessing his mental health.
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NewsObjective tests reactions of BBC1 gameshow rejected by C4
A gameshow rejected by Channel 4 is being piloted for BBC1, with Jake Humphrey as the host.
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NewsC4 orders more of ‘pioneering’ Brooker’s Mirror
Channel 4 has compared Charlie Brooker to Dennis Potter and Chris Morris and recommissioned Black Mirror for a second three-part run.
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NewsSpun Gold exec named C4 head of features
Gill Wilson is to join Channel 4 as head of features from indie Spun Gold.
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NewsMary Portas series under fire in Margate
Mary Portas has moved to defend her forthcoming Channel 4 show after claims that the desires of the production were being placed over the needs of the community.
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NewsHollyoaks lands Nokia smartphone PP deal
Channel 4 teen soap Hollyoaks has won its second major product placement deal, and will feature Nokia Lumia smartphones in the programme across four months from July.
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NewsEmbarrassing Bodies apps near 400,000 downloads in one week
The new trio of Embarrassing Bodies iPhone apps have been downloaded nearly 400,000 times since the start of the new series of Embarrassing Bodies: Live from the Clinic last week.
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NewsC4's VIP under investigation by Ofcom
Channel 4 Friday night sketch show Very Important People is being investigated by Ofcom after a sketch about a mock competition in which children were challenged to get their “nips in the papers”.