Latest Channel 4 News – Page 277
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NewsTesco to sponsor C4 music shows
High street retailer Tesco has struck its first ever TV sponsorship deal with two music shows for Channel 4.
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NewsC4 orders more Freshly Squeezed
Indie Remedy Productions has won a sixth order for its Channel 4 breakfast show Freshly Squeezed.
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NewsIsrael lobby invesigation splits C4 viewers
A controversial Dispatches investigation into Britain’s “Israel lobby” proved the most divisive show on Channel 4 last month.
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NewsC4 or ITV could spring chief exec surprise
C4 needs a creative leader as its next chief executive and ITV a business strategist, according to a panel of industry experts – but the smart money could still be on at least one of them making a surprise appointment.
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NewsRicky Gervais toon comes to C4
Channel 4 is to show Ricky Gervais’ new HBO show just weeks after it airs in the US.
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NewsC4 bids to slash budgets for returning shows
Channel 4 shows River Cottage and 8 Out Of 10 Cats are set to be produced on almost half their 2009 budget when they return next year.
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NewsShameless run extended
Shameless will be extended from 16 episodes to 22 when it returns for an eighth series in 2011.
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NewsC4 appoints Gorman head of entertainment
Channel 4 has appointed Justin Gorman, executive producer of The Cube, as its new head of entertainment, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsBook Club to be More 4's first ad-funded show
Richard and Judy’s Book Club is to return without the presenting duo, in More 4’s first foray into ad-funded programming.
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NewsOff the Fence picks up diamond doc
Off the Fence has picked up the distribution rights to Blink Productions’ forthcoming documentary about the world’s most famous jewel.
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NewsC4 moots online charge for advance episodes
Channel 4 is considering charging viewers to watch new programmes online before they air on TV as part of plans to break down the barriers between the schedule and on-demand viewing.
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NewsBurns’ search for C4 boss to hot up in the new year
Channel 4’s hunt for a new chief executive will begin in earnest in January as new chairman Lord Burns is only beginning to draw up his shortlist for the role.
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NewsC4 to look back on a decade in TV
Channel 4 is to count down the 20 landmark TV shows of the last ten years as part of a two-part special to air at Christmas.
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NewsC4 plans to charge for web previews
MEDIA FESTIVAL: Channel 4 is considering charging for online views of new programmes - before it airs them on television.
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NewsDispatches picks up two Rory Peck awards
Channel 4 Dispatches documentary Saving Africa’s Witch Children continued its winning streak last night with a Rory Peck award, one of two prizes for the current affairs strand.
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NewsC4 film investment to be mandatory under Digital Economy Bill
The UK Film Council has welcomed measures announced in the Queen’s Speech that would place a statutory commitment on Channel 4 to invest in film.
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NewsC4 launches full-length shows on YouTube
Channel 4 shows including The Inbetweeners and Hollyoaks make their official debut on YouTube today in a new section of the site that pulls together 3,000 hours of programming from 60 content providers.
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NewsC4 orders full run of Objective’s Pete V Life
Channel 4 has fast-tracked Comedy Showcase pilot Pete V Life to a full run - but has axed sitcom Plus One after just one series.
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NewsC4 orders Tintin doc
Dom Joly will explore Tintin, the character created by Belgian cartoonist Hergé, for a Channel 4 documentary.
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NewsGervais returns to office life for C4
Ricky Gervais is to work on the script of a new office-based sitcom for Channel 4.