Channel 4 – Page 78
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NewsLord Burns sounds note of caution over BBC plans
Channel 4 chairman Lord Burns has voiced concerns about the future of the indie sector and the licence fee following Tony Hall’s plans to scrap BBC quotas.
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NewsRichard III reinterment to air live on C4
Channel 4 is to broadcast the reburial of Richard III live from Leicester Cathedral after the former King’s descendants lost a High Court battle to have him laid to rest in York.
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NewsC4 heads back to The Island
Channel 4 has commissioned a second series of survival show The Island with Bear Grylls, although it is yet to decide if it will return as an all-male format.
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NewsC4 annual results: digested
Click for Broadcast’s coverage of Channel 4’s financial report of 2013.
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NewsDavid Abraham: Film 4 future secure
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham has reaffirmed Film 4’s commitment to supporting new voices and established indie talent following the departure of its head Tessa Ross.
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NewsC4 banks on more Posh Pawn
Channel 4 has ordered a full series of Boomerang’s pawnbroking doc Posh Pawn.
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NewsKim Shillinglaw emerges as BBC2 frontrunner
BBC science and natural history commissioner Kim Shillinglaw has emerged as the frontrunner to become the next controller of BBC2.
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NewsSnowman and Snowdog wins five Kidscreen Awards
Lupus Films’ The Snowman and The Snowdog was the big winner at this year’s Kidscreen Awards, winning five categories in a successful night for UK companies.
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NewsC4 signs up 10m registered users
Channel 4 has signed up 10m people to its online viewer database, including half of the UK’s 16-24 year olds, as it prepares to use the data to inform its commissioning process.
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NewsC4 plans Benefits Street live debate
Channel 4 has responded to the heated reaction to ob-doc series Benefits Street by organising a one-off live debate.
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NewsC4's Living Dolls travels around the world
Controversial Channel 4 doc Secrets of the Living Dolls has been snapped up by international broadcasters after Passion Distribution struck a slew of deals.
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NewsC4 opens Paralympic tender process
Channel 4 has opened the tender process for the contract to produce the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
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NewsDiscovery buys Troy across Europe
Discovery has acquired Channel 4 magic series Troy for a raft of its international channels after closing a deal with Endemol.
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NewsC4 suffers 2013 ratings blues
Channel 4’s all hours share of viewing has tumbled to 5.8% as it endured by far the toughest year in ratings terms of all the UK’s major channels.
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NewsC4, C5 & Sky among Xbox One launch partners
4oD, Demand 5 and Now TV will be among the first wave of video apps to be made available on the Xbox One games console – with BBC iPlayer not initially included.
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NewsDerren Brown in C4 art heist
Derren Brown will attempt to steal a Turner-nominated painting using pensioners for his next Channel 4 stunt.
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NewsC4 launches Unreported World online films
Channel 4 has started to roll out a set of short online films for the latest series of Unreported World as it looks to reach a wider audience through social networks.
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NewsBox TV hires new boss
Former Seesaw executive Matt Rennie has been appointed to head up Channel 4 music TV service Box TV.
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NewsIndies split over C4 funding
Indies are divided over Channel 4’s plans to invest in fledgling indies.