Channel 4 – Page 98
-
NewsDCMS blocks BAME C4 board appointment
The Department of Culture, Media and Sport has blocked the appointment of a BAME woman to the board of Channel 4 as part of the process that included appointing four white men.
-
NewsKeating leads C4 non-exec appointments
Ofcom has appointed four non-executive directors including former BBC2 controller Roly Keating to the board of Channel 4.
-
NewsWalter Presents eyes US expansion
Channel 4’s foreign-language drama service Walter Presents is set to launch in the US, marking its first moves into the international market.
-
NewsC4 searches for Britain's best tree
Father Ted’s Ardal O’Hanlon is to search for Britain’s best tree for a one-off Channel 4 documentary.
-
NewsDavid Brindley lands BBC factual role
The BBC has hired Channel 4 factual commissioner David Brindley to head its renamed popular factual and factual entertainment department.
-
NewsGrayson Perry returns to C4
Grayson Perry is to front a series of shorts for Channel 4 after Swan Films tied with the broadcaster’s in-house creative agency 4Creative.
-
NewsC4 locks up 60 Days In deal
Channel 4 has picked the second window rights to controversial US prison series 60 Days In.
-
NewsAll 4 orders transgender series
All 4 has commissioned Factory Films to produce a scripted comedy series from new transgender writing talent.
-
NewsC4 recruits Deutschland 83 sequel
The follow-up to Deutschland 83 is to be made available on Channel 4 and Walter Presents after Amazon Germany ordered a second series of the spy thriller.
-
NewsTeens take turn on Gogglebox
Studio Lambert is to explore teenage viewing habits in a spinoff of Gogglebox and is on the brink of a second major international deal for Common Sense, a similar format that shows real people giving their opinions on news and current events.
-
NewsC4 to name the best place to live in the UK
Channel 4 has tasked Outline Productions with identifying the best places to live and work in the UK in a one-off doc that will air next spring.
-
NewsTrue North tackles regional talent drain
Leeds-based indie True North is to tackle a talent drain to London through a series of networking events promoting the benefits of working outside of the capital.
-
NewsDom Joly reveals Trigger Happy plans
Dom Joly has slammed the lack of imagination in hidden camera shows as he prepares to launch Shady Cabal – the label that will produce Channel 4’s Trigger Happy reboot.
-
NewsIndies cold on C4 relocation
Regional indies have poured cold water on government proposals to relocate Channel 4 to Birmingham.
-
NewsJohn Cleese: TV execs have no idea
TV executives have “no idea what they are doing” and should put more trust in talent, according to comedian John Cleese.
-
NewsGBBO: the TV industry reacts
The television industry’s reaction to Channel 4’s move to snap up Bake Off.
-
NewsHall, Hunt and Purnell lead RTS conference line-up
Tony Hall will share the stage with C4’s Jay Hunt, Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, BBC’s James Purnell and Sky Atlantic’s Zai Bennett at the Royal Television Socety’s London Conference later this month.
-
NewsFactual bosses call for more original ideas
The pursuit of a factual hit has resulted in producers creating derivative shows that crowd the schedules, according to genre bosses.
-
NewsJay Hunt: privatisation debate is 'destabilising'
Jay Hunt has issued a renewed call for clarity over the potential privatisation of Channel 4 and described the ongoing uncertainty as “destabilising” for the broadcaster.
-
NewsChannel 4 ups 8pm spend for kids
Channel 4 will ramp up spending on programming for older children by two-thirds following criticism that it is failing the demographic.