Latest Channel 4 News – Page 195
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NewsC4 orders Shed of the Year show
Channel 4 is to go behind the scenes at Britain’s “prestigious” Shed of the Year competition for a three-part series.
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NewsRandom Acts 'supercharged' by C4
Channel 4 is to ‘supercharge’ its Random Acts arts strand, beefing up its budget and handing it a more prominent TV slot.
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NewsS4C preps multiplatform kids’ series
S4C has greenlit an interactive multiplatform children’s series that will launch on TV before concluding as a four-part digital comic book.
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NewsRivals hit out at BBC1+1 plan
ITV and Channel 4 have voiced concerns about BBC content, quotas and BBC1+1 plans – but ultimately backed the licence fee as the corporation prepares for its charter renewal.
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NewsXbox partners C4 on Humans
Xbox has become a co-production partner on a major British TV project for the first time, joining Channel 4 to back Kudos Film & Television’s remake of Swedish sci-fi series Real Humans.
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NewsC4 takes Shipping Wars to series
Channel 4 has commissioned a full series of Shipping Wars - a UK version of A&E Television Networks’ logistics documentary.
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NewsITV and C4 attack BBC1+1 plans
ITV and Channel 4 executives have hit out at the BBC’s plans to launch BBC1+1 amid fears that the time-adjusted service will have a significant impact on the commercial broadcasting landscape.
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NewsChannel 4 ties with Xbox for Swedish sci-fi drama
MipTV: Channel 4 and Microsoft’s Xbox Entertainment Studios have agreed a co-production deal for Humans, a scripted series based on Swedish sci-fi drama Real Humans, to be produced by Kudos Film & Television.
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NewsC4 secures record number of Bafta nominations
Channel 4 has scooped up a record number of Bafta Television Award nominations, with Southcliffe and The IT Crowd leading the field.
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NewsC4 takes aim at global drama
Channel 4 is to invest millions in international drama co-productions in a strategy that will result in it taking on the BBC and Sky for projects with global appeal.
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NewsEmbarrassing Bodies preps Angry Birds-inspired game
Maverick TV is preparing to launch an Angry Birds-inspired game and live mental health checker to support the fourth series of Embarrassing Bodies: Live From The Clinic.
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NewsC4 explores music education and prostitution
Pianist James Rhodes and actor Rupert Everett will join artist Grayson Perry as high profile talent in Channel 4’s latest slate of factual programming.
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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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NewsDeparting Ross to retain C4 growth fund role
Film 4 boss Tessa Ross will continue to play a role in Channel 4’s £20m indie investment plans despite leaving the broadcaster in September.
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NewsTessa Ross to leave Film 4
Long-time Film 4 head Tessa Ross is stepping down from her role later this year to become chief executive of the National Theatre.
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NewsC4's Educating... heads to Walthamstow
Twofour is heading to East London for its latest Educating…series, where it will install its fixed rig camera systems at Walthamstow’s Frederick Bremer School.
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NewsBBC and C4 vie for corruption reporting award
BBC1’s Panorama and Channel 4’s Unreported World are to square off in the inaugural award for corruption reporting at this year’s One World Media Awards.
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NewsArrow Media recycles plane for C4 doc
Kevin McCloud is to challenge three designers to recycle a disused airplane into new products as part of a new Channel 4 doc produced by Arrow Media.
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NewsC4 lowers gavel on auction doc
Channel 4 is heading back to Chelsea with a documentary series about a famous auction house.
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NewsC4 banks on more Posh Pawn
Channel 4 has ordered a full series of Boomerang’s pawnbroking doc Posh Pawn.