Latest Channel 4 News – Page 227
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NewsAppropriate Adult and Sherlock lead Bafta nominations
Brendan O’Carroll comedy Mrs Brown’s Boys has picked up two Bafta nominations, as ITV Studios drama Appropriate Adult leads the way with four nods.
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NewsC4 News team returning after Bahrain arrest
The Channel 4 News team arrested in Bahrain after filming a demonstration is on its way back to the UK.
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NewsCurrent Sponge wins first terrestrial order
Sam Branson’s indie Current Sponge is making a fast turnaround documentary for Channel 4 – its first terrestrial commission since launch.
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NewsLemon and Attenborough battle for audience award
Keith Lemon and David Attenborough are going head to head for this year’s YouTube Audience Award – the gong voted for by viewers at the Arqiva British Academy Television Awards.
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NewsKudos to make C4 conspiracy thriller
Kudos Film and Television is to make its first Channel 4 drama in more than a decade – a dark conspiracy thriller written by the co-creator of Olivier Award-winning musical Matilda.
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NewsMencap hands out criticism and praise to C4 on disability
Charity Mencap has questioned Channel 4’s approach to disability, praising it for developing talent and pushing issues into the mainstream, but issuing stinging criticism of Derek and the marketing for The Undateables.
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NewsC4 joins BBC and Lime in Digital Fiction Factory
Channel 4 is investing an undisclosed six-figure sum in a two-year deal with the Digital Fiction Factory (DFF) – the BBC North and Conker Media drama multiplatform initiative.
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NewsC4 to probe zoo tragedy and female Afghan soldiers
The slaughter of 50 exotic animals set loose by their owner in a small American town will be explored for a Channel 4 True Stories documentary.
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C4 reveals online Hidden Talent games
New Channel 4 series Hidden Talent will offer viewers the ability to test their own talents through a series of online games.
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NewsC4 to reconstruct 1950s house
Channel 4 will celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee by looking at science and innovation from the 50s and how it has affected our lives.
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NewsITN returns to 'solid profitability'
ITN has heralded a “strong year” after posting a 480% increase in pre-tax profits, but the ITV and Channel 4 news producer’s pension deficit increased significantly to £82.4m.
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NewsDragonfly to follow plus size mums for C4
The makers of One Born Every Minute are producing a film following plus size mothers for Channel 4.
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NewsGambling Commission in TV gameshow U-turn
The Gambling Commission will not make a wide-ranging call for TV gameshow regulations to be tightened amid fears certain programmes are “glamorising gambling”.
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NewsMary Portas to revamp UK high streets in C4 series
A plan by Mary Portas to rejuvenate ailing British high streets is to be documented for a new Channel 4 series.
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NewsC4 to revitalise listings and drive convergence
Channel 4 is planning to enhance its online TV listings by turning them into a second-screen tool for viewers.
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NewsSpazticus sketch scrapped after naked outrage
A sketch featuring a nude model and a blind man will not be included in a forthcoming Channel 4 comedy show following complaints from students in the life modelling class.
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NewsSTV to film murder sentencing
Scottish broadcaster STV has secured permission to film the sentencing of a murder trial as the presence of cameras in courts continues to increase.
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NewsHollyoaks secures first product placement deal
Teen drama Hollyoaks has secured its first ever product placement deal with cosmetics and beauty firm L’Oréal.
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NewsC4's Undateables sparks complaints
The title of a Channel 4 dating show, following disabled people looking for love, and changes to the Time Team format have sparked complaints from viewers.
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NewsNew Girl and Glee to return
US comedy New Girl and high school musical series Glee have been recommissioned by Fox.