Latest Channel 4 News – Page 250
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NewsC4 News recruits online chief
Paul Brannan, former BBC multiplatform chief, has joined Channel 4 News to continue further development of the programme’s online and cross-devices strategy.
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NewsC4: Hollyoaks could be worth £12m in product placement
Channel 4 has identified up to £12m in product placement opportunities in Hollyoaks, according to a document seen by Broadcast.
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NewsRobinson traces origins of superstitious belief for C4
Tony Robinson is to front a new Channel 4 series exploring the origins of belief in ideas such as vampires, spirits, witches and poltergeists.
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NewsC4 Munchausen doc sparks Ofcom complaints
A doctor who featured in a recent Channel 4 documentary about Munchausen’s syndrome by proxy has complained to Ofcom, and a group of professional child carers is also preparing to submit a complaint.
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NewsC4 renews Gordon Ramsay deal
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has committed to staying exclusively with Channel 4 for another year.
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NewsC4 boss defends Drugs Live
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham has defended a forthcoming programme in which people will be seen to take Class A drugs live on air.
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NewsUN first to see "shocking" Sri Lanka doc
A forthcoming Channel 4 documentary detailing “harrowing” events from the Sri Lankan civial war will receive its first screening before the UN Human Rights Council.
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NewsSomethin’ Else wins 2012 Legacy project
Channel 4 Education and youth communication agency Livity have appointed Somethin’ Else to produce a series of films to support somewhereto, their online project to find vacant spaces that young people can take over.
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NewsBBC Wales’ Wenger to join Film 4 team
One of the execs behind the latest incarnation of Doctor Who and the resurrection of Upstairs Downstairs has been poached by Channel 4’s movie division Film 4.
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NewsC4 to delve deeper into life for BFGW follow-up
Channel 4’s record-breaking Big Fat Gypsy Weddings will return early next year to delve deeper into issues facing the travelling and gypsy communities.
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NewsJamie to explore British food origins for C4
Jamie Oliver’s latest series for Channel 4 will see the chef travel the UK exploring the origins of traditional British food.
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NewsJeff Stelling quits Countdown
Countdown presenter Jeff Stelling is to leave the Channel 4 show after less than three years.
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NewsAbraham: data will drive C4
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham has reiterated his vision of using viewer data to reinvent free-to-air advertising and inform programming.
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NewsChannel 4 names Paralympic presenters
An ex-Royal Marine, a carpenter and a former Paralympic swimmer are among six new disabled presenters who will help front Channel 4’s coverage of the London 2012 Paralympics.
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NewsIT Crowd to end, says Linehan
Graham Linehan, creator of Channel 4 sitcom The IT Crowd, has hinted the fifth series could be its last.
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NewsVic Reeves to star in C4 pilot
Vic Reeves and Flight of the Conchords star Rhys Darby are to appear in a new Channel 4 comedy pilot penned by Russell Brand’s former writing partner.
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NewsBBC's Matt Frei joins C4 News
Channel 4 News has poached two BBC journalists Matt Frei and Jackie Long and has appointed Cathy Newman as a regular presenter as part of an ongoing restructure.
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NewsITV and C4 join BBC’s emissions campaign
ITV and Channel 4 have signed up to use the BBC’s carbon calculator in a bid to help drive down emissions across the industry.
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NewsShipwrecked to go back to basics on return to T4
Reality TV series Shipwrecked will return to Channel 4’s youth entertainment strand T4 after a two-year break, with the producers promising it will be ‘back to basics’ on the show.
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NewsCome Dine With Me exec joins C4 daytime team
Channel 4 has poached long-serving Come Dine With Me executive producer David Sayer from ITV Studios, as the broadcaster looks to bolster its daytime team.