Channel 4 – Page 76
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NewsJay Hunt: consolidation can hurt indie creativity
Channel 4 chief creative officer Jay Hunt has claimed that growing consolidation in the indie sector has had a negative impact on creativity.
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NewsBlast! uses ‘micro-rigs’ to capture Chester Zoo for C4
Blast! Films will use “micro-rig” filming techniques to capture animal behaviour at Chester Zoo for a Channel 4 documentary series.
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NewsC4 piloting Shorts on Android
Channel 4 is piloting some short-form content via its All 4 Android app to test audience interest before rolling out wider.
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News‘Fear’ stifling edgy formats
The Word alumni claim creative risks are few and far between in British entertainment formats
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NewsHumans creator lifts lid on slate
The Scandinavian indie behind the series that Kudos remade as Channel 4’s ratings smash Humans is lining up its first English- language project.
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NewsC4 invests in sports indie
Channel 4’s latest Growth Fund indie investment is in a sports production company established by Sunil Patel, BT Sport presenter Jake Humphrey and ex-Formula One driver David Coulthard.
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NewsHumans to return to Channel 4
Channel 4 has ordered a second series of sci-fi drama Humans - ahead of the finale of the opening run this Sunday.
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NewsRow breaks out over C4's Muslim Drag Queens
A row has broken out over Channel 4 documentary Muslim Drag Queens, after the creator of a Guardian film with a similar title and subject area claimed to have been sidelined from the project.
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NewsC4 commits to second run of Married at First Sight
Channel 4 has wasted no time in commissioning a second series of controversial Danish format Married at First Sight.
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NewsC4 launches campaign amid privatisation talk
Channel 4 has launched a consumer-facing campaign emphasising the importance of its role as a public service broadcaster amid speculation that the government is considering its privatisation.
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NewsGuy Martin attempts land speed record for C4
North One Television will track Guy Martin’s attempt to break the two-wheel land speed record in a documentary for Channel 4.
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NewsAnalysis: C4’s annual report
Broadcast pulls out the key themes from C4’s financial and creative performance last year
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NewsC4 execs warn of effects of privatisation
Channel 4’s two most senior executives and chairman Lord Burns have warned that privatising the broadcaster would mean an end to its distinctive remit and have an adverse effect on the independent production community.
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NewsC4 takes Million Pound Properties to full series
Channel 4 has commissioned RDF Television to make a 3 x 60-minutes series of Million Pound Properties off the back of a successful pilot earlier this year.
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NewsAnimal charities slam The Island With Bear Grylls
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has urged the attorney general of Panama to press charges against the producers of The Island With Bear Grylls over the “abhorrent” treatment of pigs on the show.
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NewsGeorge Entwistle to exec C4 election coverage
Former BBC director general George Entwistle has been drafted in to exec produce Channel 4’s election night coverage.
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NewsC4 Growth Fund indie hires Jonathan Boseley
Fledgling indie Renowned Films has hired former London Live commissioner Jonathan Boseley following its Growth Fund investment from Channel 4.
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NewsTeens pulled from C4 schedule
Channel 4 has pulled digital-rig documentary series Teens from the linear schedule to make it available online-only.
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NewsOfcom probes C4 Romanian doc
Ofcom is investigating Channel 4’s The Romanians are Coming after it received 120 complaints about how the documentary series portrayed the Romanian community.
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NewsTFI Friday to return for 20th anniversary special
Cult Channel 4 show TFI Friday is to return for a live 90-minute special in June to celebrate the show’s 20th anniversary.