Latest Channel 4 News – Page 234
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NewsC4 eyes repeats channel launch on Freeview
Channel 4 is expected to launch a new repeats channel on the Freeview platform later this year in an attempt to boost its overall portfolio share.
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NewsC4 orders Costa Concordia film
The Costa Concordia cruise ship accident that has dominated recent headlines will be documented in a fast-turnaround film for Channel 4.
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NewsMentorn emails C4 over Dispatches shortlist
Mentorn executive Steve Anderson has written to Channel 4 to express disappointment about the way the recently awarded Dispatches contracts were handled, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsMore 4 rebrand set for launch
More 4’s new branding will go live on 23 January ahead of a more prominent push in April.
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NewsSkins characters on Facebook for first time
Skins characters are to interact with viewers via their own Facebook Pages for the first time following Channel 4’s reappointment of Somethin’ Else to create a social media presence for the drama.
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NewsGypsy Weddings tops C4's best of 2011
Channel 4’s top three most-watched programmes in 2011 were all part of the Big Fat Gypsy Wedding brand, according to the broadcaster’s consolidated audience figures.
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NewsC4 tackles ethics of torture in drama
The ethical questions facing an MI5 officer involved in the war on terror will underpin a Channel 4 feature-length single drama written by Guy Hibbert.
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NewsC4 and Optomen to explore life of self-sufficiency
Kevin McCloud is working with All3Media’s Optomen TV to create a series for Channel 4 that will see him attempting to live “off the grid”.
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NewsC4's Pete Versus Life falls victim to ratings
Channel 4 sitcom Pete Versus Life, starring Rafe Spall, is unlikely to be recommissioned for a third series following poor ratings.
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NewsC4 planning repeats channel
Channel 4 looks set to launch a new station that would show the last seven days most popular programmes.
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NewsC4 News names new reporters
Channel 4 News has appointed science reporter Asha Tanna and Fatima Maji and Ciaran Jenkins as reporters - completing the on screen recruitment to the programme.
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NewsC4 awards Dispatches contracts
Channel 4 has awarded Blakeway Productions, October Films, Nine Lives Media and ITN Productions contracts to make programmes for the Dispatches strand in 2012.
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NewsC4 confirms Sutcliffe departure
Channel 4 has confirmed Dispatches commissioning editor Kevin Sutcliffe is leaving the broadcaster after ten years.
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NewsBox TV wins Asian Beats pilot
Channel 4 and Bauer Media’s joint venture Box TV has won a TX pilot for a new music show trumpeting the British Asian scene.
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NewsC4 reveals indie briefing timetable
Channel 4 has unveiled the list of indie meetings chief creative officer Jay Hunt will hold across the country in 2012.
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NewsGypsy Blood to be first True Stories film on C4
Gypsy Blood, a film tracing the tradition of fist fighting in the traveller community, will be the first True Stories film to be shown on Channel 4.
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NewsA look ahead: TV in 2012
The Olympics may be set to dominate this summer, but which of the broadcasters will take gold in the 2012 battle to go faster, higher and stronger than their peers? Broadcast analyses the year ahead.
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NewsChannel 4: staying young at 30
Channel 4 turns 30 in 2012 – but don’t expect it to come across all grown up.
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NewsMisfits tops 4oD chart
Teen superhero drama Misfits soared to the top of the most-watched chart on 4oD in November.
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NewsAlan Carr special sparks 42 complaints
Ofcom has received 42 complaints over Alan Carr’s New Year Specstacular, which helped ring in 2012 on Channel 4.