Latest Channel 4 News – Page 282
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NewsE4 boss says Big Brother could have continued
EDINBURGH: Big Brother would have been ‘flogged’ for a few more series, if Channel 4 was a more commercially-minded channel, says E4 head Angela Jain.
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NewsC4 says Big Brother cash up for grabs
Channel 4 has launched a rallying cry for producers to pitch for up to 200 hours of peaktime shows for 2011 after axing Big Brother.
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NewsC4 trials Frankie Boyle pilot from RDF Scotland
RDF Scotland has won a raft of new commissions, including a 30-minute Channel 4 pilot fronted by Mock The Week comedian Frankie Boyle.
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NewsStudio Lambert’s B&B swap given green light by C4
Channel 4 is to invite Britain’s B&B owners to test each other’s hospitality in a series from Studio Lambert.
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NewsMeadows to make TV debut with This Is England sequel
Shane Meadows is to make his first foray into television with a sequel to his award-winning film This Is England for Channel 4.
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NewsChannel 4 unveils autumn slate
Royal drama and documentaries, the modern police force, European and American road trips, 3D spectaculars and the climate crisis all feature in Channel 4’s autumn season.
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NewsBig Brother axe to free up £50m for C4
Channel 4 will free up around £50m of its programming budget in 2011 by bringing Big Brother to an end next year.
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NewsC4 cleared over naked lunch
Channel 4 was justified in broadcasting nudity at lunchtimes in art show Life Class, Ofcom has ruled.
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NewsC4 to capture magic of 3D
Channel 4 is joining the 3D revolution by ordering UK-made content that can be viewed in 3D on standard TV sets.
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NewsHeadhunters begin search for C4 chair
Ofcom has enlisted the headhunters that brought Michael Grade to ITV to begin the search for the next Channel 4 chair.
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NewsC4 embarks on longer Coach Trip
Channel 4 has commissioned a fourth series of daytime show Coach Trip after a successful revival this summer.
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NewsC4 and Boomerang form JV
Channel 4 has formed a joint venture with Welsh indie Boomerang Plus and events organiser Sports Vision to stage and broadcast this year’s winter sports and music festival Freesports on 4 Freeze.
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NewsDerren Brown goes interactive for C4
Illusionist Derren Brown is to stage his first interactive stunts in his forthcoming series of specials for Channel 4.
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NewsC4 to air first Urdu drama
Channel 4 is to broadcast its first Urdu-language commission at the end of this month.
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NewsBehind the scenes: Peep Show 6
PICTURE GALLERY: Sam Bain, co-writer of Channel 4 comedy Peep Show, reveals a sneak peek of the new series featuring David Mitchell and Robert Webb.
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NewsC4 orders gender identity doc
Channel 4 has ordered a documentary about a boy who has gender dysphoria as part of its documentary strand First Cut.
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NewsFive's Blunkett series in running for Griersons
Five has received a record three nominations for the Grierson Trust’s prestigious documentary awards.
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NewsC4 orders more animal autopsies
Channel 4 has commissioned a second series of animal autopsy show Inside Nature’s Giants - with plans to scrap the lecture hall setting and go on location.
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NewsiPlayer doubles its reach
BBC iPlayer has more than doubled its reach in the past year and is five times more popular than ITV’s catch-up service, Ofcom’s annual communications market report has revealed.
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NewsViewers blast C4 over Jackson jokes
Channel 4’s treatment of Michael Jackson’s death has come under fire from viewers, with more than 200 complaints levelled against three shows last month.