Channel 4 – Page 75
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NewsAbraham: privatisation would change C4's "heartbeat"
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham has said the broadcaster would “operate to a different heartbeat” should it be privatised.
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NewsMOTD chief to join Whisper Films
Channel 4-backed indie, Whisper Films, has hired the BBC’s Match of the Day chief as its head of television.
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NewsLightbox lands LA riots anniversary doc
Channel 4-backed indie Lightbox is to mark the 25th anniversary of the Los Angeles riots with a feature-length documentary for National Geographic Channel.
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NewsE4 in Netflix drama co-pro deal
E4 has struck a landmark deal with Netflix to co-produce an online gaming-inspired series from the creator of Skins, as part of plans to supercharge drama on the youth channel.
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NewsCable: C4 sale would 'imperil' TV industry
Privatising Channel 4 would generate “little or no revenue” and “imperil” the TV industry, according to former business secretary Vince Cable.
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NewsC4 awards F1 production deal to Whisper
Channel 4 has awarded Whisper Films, the sports producer co-owned by David Coulthard and Jake Humphrey, a £30m production contract to make its Formula One coverage.
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NewsC4 sell-off could deliver ‘pitiful’ return for Treasury
The return generated from selling-off Channel 4 could be “pitifully small” if its remit and operating restrictions remain in place, according to a report by Enders.
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NewsLords pressure government over C4 privatisation
Culture minister Baroness Neville-Rolfe has stressed that Channel 4 is not under threat from a “one-off car boot sale” after Lords raised concerns about the broadcaster being privatised.
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NewsGeorge Clarke extends output for C4
George Clarke’s indie Amazing Productions is to make a C4 series following people with “bold ambitions” on renovating interiors.
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NewsAd bosses warn against C4 sale
Senior advertising agency bosses have warned the government against privatising Channel 4, claiming it will damage their ability to reach audiences.
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NewsLenny Henry: N&R-style quotas needed to address BAME 'market failure'
Sir Lenny Henry has branded the TV industry’s poor record on BAME representation as a “market failure” and urged Ofcom, the BBC Trust and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to force broadcasters to ringfence funds to address the issue.
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NewsSex Box pulls three-part series on C4
Channel 4 is to re-open Sex Box for a three-part series following its controversial one-off in 2013.
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NewsWhittingdale mulls regulatory boost for kids’ and current affairs
John Whittingdale has asked Ofcom to consider whether production sector regulation could be introduced that would promote investment in genres such as children’s and current affairs.
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NewsC4 eyes up Keo social experiment
Keo Films is developing an ambitious format for Channel 4 in which a group of people will attempt to create a Garden of Eden-style social paradise.
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NewsIndustry responds to C4 threat
In a week when Channel 4’s publicly owned status was thrust into the spotlight, chief executive David Abraham used the broadcaster’s quarterly meeting as an opportunity to reassure staff.
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NewsChannel 4 facing ‘disaster’
Key figures from Channel 4’s history have warned that privatising the PSB would be a “disaster” for the UK television industry.
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NewsThe Returned moves to More 4
Channel 4 has bumped supernatural French thriller The Returned onto More 4 to help build the digital channel’s slate of international drama.
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NewsPhoto reveals government's C4 privatisation talks
The privatisation of Channel 4 appears to be a live issue after a photo emerged of official government documents on the subject.
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NewsDiscovery eyes UK broadcasters
Discovery Communications is open to the prospect of buying a major UK broadcaster according to president David Zaslav – but he remained cool on the prospect of bidding for Premier League rights.
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NewsTV chiefs in scheduling row
The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 traded blows at the Edinburgh International Television Festival over the scheduling of some of their biggest shows.