Latest Channel 4 News – Page 210

  • Draw Something
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    C4 seeks that Friday feeling

    2013-04-11T08:02:00Z

    Hit mobile game Draw Something is being made into a C4 entertainment show as the channel continues its search for Friday night success.

  • Margaret Thatcher
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    Broadcasters clear schedules for Margaret Thatcher specials

    2013-04-08T15:44:00Z

    BBC1, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky cleared their schedules to mark the death of former prime minister Margaret Thatcher.

  • Grand National
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    Grand National coverage under starter's orders for C4

    2013-04-05T13:02:00Z

    Channel 4 will bring viewers an immersive experience of the Grand National this weekend, as it prepares to tackle growing concerns over horse deaths.

  • Dogging Tales
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    Twitter flocks to Dogging Tales

    2013-04-05T11:28:00Z

    Channel 4’s Dogging Tales doc was the second most tweeted about TV show of the past week, narrowly beaten by ITV2’s The Only Way Is Essex.

  • sweatshop
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    Apple ditches C4 Education’s Sweatshop app

    2013-03-28T08:04:00Z

    Apple has removed the Channel 4 Education-funded mobile game Sweatshop from its App Store after claiming it was “uncomfortable” with the game’s themes.

  • The Fades
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    E4 orders drama from The Fades writer

    2013-03-28T08:01:00Z

    Eleven Films has snapped up the services of The Fades writer Jack Thorne for its first commission since striking a first look deal with Entertainment One.

  • Vice
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    Vice strikes first 4Music series deal

    2013-03-27T09:10:00Z

    4Music is planning to kick off a late night strand following its acquisition of a “sex, drugs and rock & roll” series from multiplatform publisher Vice.

  • Planet Pop
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    Universal Music label launches channel

    2013-03-22T17:48:00Z

    Universal Music-owned record label All Around The World is launching a music television channel Planet Pop, which will be run by former Channel 4 executive Simon Sadler.

  • The Devil’s Whore
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    C4 hails diverse drama slate

    2013-03-21T08:02:00Z

    Channel 4 has unveiled one of its broadest drama slates in years, with head of drama Piers Wenger hailing the selection of strong authored perspectives behind very different pieces of work.

  • C4 racing
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    C4 unveils Grand National trailer

    2013-03-20T17:54:00Z

    Channel 4 has unveiled its trailer for the Grand National as it prepares to air the iconic race for the first time.

  • Mark Raphael
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    C4's Raphael exits to Dragonfly

    2013-03-20T12:41:00Z

    Channel 4 documentaries commissioner Mark Raphael is leaving the broadcaster to join Dragonfly Film and Television.

  • mosque
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    C4 to dedicate season of shows to Ramadan

    2013-03-19T13:48:00Z

    Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting, will be marked in a season of programming designed to lift the lid on the experience for Channel 4 viewers.

  • Rebound
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    C4 snaps up French zombie drama

    2013-03-19T11:31:00Z

    Channel 4 is to air its first fully subtitled drama in 20 years after it acquired French zombie drama Les Revanants (Rebound) from Zodiak Rights.

  • utopia
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    Channel 4 to return to Utopia

    2013-03-18T12:15:00Z

    Channel 4 drama Utopia has shrugged off below-average ratings to win a recommission - but is also being investigated by Ofcom over the treatment of its child actors.

  • George Dixon
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    C4's George Dixon moves to RTÉ One

    2013-03-18T09:58:00Z

    George Dixon, Channel 4 scheduling boss and chief creative officer Jay Hunt’s right hand man, is moving to Ireland to head up RTÉ One.

  • superscrimpers
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    C4 tests more daytime formats

    2013-03-15T11:38:00Z

    Channel 4 is continuing to trial new daytime ideas with a pilot from Wild Rover and a Superscrimpers spin-off series from Remarkable Television.

  • Stephen Hawkins
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    C4 to tell Stephen Hawking's life story

    2013-03-14T13:14:00Z

    The first TV autobiography of Stephen Hawking, one of the world’s most famous scientists, is set to be broadcast on Channel 4.

  • Data Baby
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    C4 News gives birth to data baby

    2013-03-14T08:05:00Z

    Channel 4 News has launched an experimental online identity designed to explore how businesses exploit consumer data.

  • Call The Midwife
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    Hearing reignites BBC and Sky fees debate

    2013-03-14T08:04:00Z

    A select committee hearing has reignited the debate over Sky retransmission fees, with BBC strategy director John Tate claiming it is “insulting” to compare content with a commodity.

  • C4
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    C4 plans report on concerns

    2013-03-14T08:02:00Z

    Indie advocate Stuart Cosgrove fleshes out proposal to engage with production community