Latest Channel 4 News – Page 153

  • Bake Off
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    Hunt and Purnell clash over Bake Off

    2016-09-27T17:19:00Z

    Jay Hunt and James Purnell have gone toe-to-toe over The Great British Bake Off, in a fiery on-stage exchange at the RTS London conference.

  • Katherine Ryan
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    C4 reveals secrets of super-rich

    2016-09-27T12:42:00Z

    Canadian comedian Katherine Ryan will reveal how the super-rich built their fortunes in a Channel 4 series.

  • This is Us
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    C4 acquires NBC's This is Us

    2016-09-23T13:24:00Z

    Channel 4 has picked up the UK broadcast rights to NBC’s relationship drama This is Us from Twentieth Century Fox Distribution.

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    C4 hands Bake Off to Humphreys and Webb Lamb

    2016-09-23T13:20:00Z

    Kelly Webb Lamb and Liam Humphreys will be tasked with making a success of The Great British Bake Off for Channel 4.

  • GBBO
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    GBBO: Berry exits as Hollywood signs up

    2016-09-22T10:24:00Z

    Paul Hollywood has signed a three-series deal to continue to front The Great British Bake Off as Mary Berry revealed she will depart following its move to Channel 4.

  • Paralympics
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    C4 set to continue Paralympics contract

    2016-09-21T15:49:00Z

    Channel 4 is set to remain the UK’s Paralympic rights holder until 2020, covering the next two Paralympic Games in PyeongChang and Tokyo.

  • The Autistic Gardener
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    C4 orders Autistic Gardener spin-off

    2016-09-21T12:10:00Z

    Channel 4 has commissioned Betty to produce a spin-off series of The Autistic Gardener fronted by garden designer Alan Gardner.

  • The Lie Detective
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    True North tackles regional talent drain

    2016-09-20T09:32:00Z

    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.

  • Jon Richardson
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    C4 orders Jon Richardson doc

    2016-09-16T12:46:00Z

    Comedian Jon Richardson is to front a one-off programme on Channel 4 exploring the reasons to be terrified of life.

  • David Abraham
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    Abraham: Bake Off will fund risky shows

    2016-09-16T12:26:00Z

    Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham has written to key suppliers and stakeholders claiming that the audacious swoop for The Great British Bake Off will allow the broadcaster to invest in more risk-taking programmes.

  • Deborah Dunnett
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    C4 expands nations and regions team

    2016-09-15T12:54:00Z

    Channel 4 has underlined its commitment to nations and regions commissioning by creating a dedicated role.

  • George Michael
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    C4 finds faith with George Michael doc

    2016-09-15T12:30:00Z

    The formative years of George Michael’s life will be documented in a 90-minute film for Channel 4.

  • Trigger Happy
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    Dom Joly reveals Trigger Happy plans

    2016-09-15T07:05:00Z

    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.

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    Inside the battle for Bake Off

    2016-09-15T07:03:00Z

    Years of simmering tension and a commercial chasm were behind the failure of the BBC and Love Productions to renew the contract for The Great British Bake Off.

  • Posh Pawn
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    Indies cold on C4 relocation

    2016-09-15T07:03:00Z

    Regional indies have poured cold water on government proposals to relocate Channel 4 to Birmingham.

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    How C4 cooked up its Bake Off deal

    2016-09-15T07:01:00Z

    Channel 4 secured board approval for its audacious and controversial capture of The Great British Bake Off over the weekend, and pounced within hours of Love Productions’ Richard McKerrow calling Tony Hall to notify him that the show’s BBC tenure was over.

  • Rose d’Or Awards
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    John Cleese: TV execs have no idea

    2016-09-14T12:09:00Z

    TV executives have “no idea what they are doing” and should put more trust in talent, according to comedian John Cleese.

  • Mel & Sue
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    Mel & Sue to leave Bake Off

    2016-09-13T17:01:00Z

    Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc will step down as hosts of The Great British Bake Off when the show moves to Channel 4 next year.

  • Le Meilleur Pâtissier
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    BBC Worldwide retains Bake Off remake rights until 2028

    2016-09-13T12:35:00Z

    The BBC is to continue to profit from The Great British Bake Off until at least 2028 after it emerged that its international arm holds the remake rights for the next 12 years.

  • Youngest Media
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    Youngest woos E4 for debut commission

    2016-09-13T11:18:00Z

    Youngest Media, the indie established by former Endemol execs David Flynn and Lucas Church, has secured its first commission - an E4 dating show featuring 10 “clones”.