All articles by Marian McHugh
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NewsChannel 4 cuts: lifestyle to remain standalone unit amid genre restructures
Jo Street to continue in roles as digital and news & current affairs also confirmed as individual units
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NewsChannel 4 to merge comedy and drama teams
Move follows revelation that 50% of commissioning roles at risk
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NewsC4 to merge three genres and dramatically reduce size of its commissioning team
As many as 50% of commissioning roles thought to be in consultation as part of the downsizing
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NewsPriya Dogra sets out rationale for Channel 4 job cuts
Chief executive cites increasing cost of running PSB and streamer encroachment on ad market
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NewsConfirmed: C4 will shed 25% of roles by end of 2026
Broadcaster sets out plans for ‘simpler, more efficient operating model’ with major reduction in headcount
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RatingsThe Gentlemen makes confident return
Second outing of Netflix UK drama opens behind first series but draws healthy audience
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NewsS4C invests in Middlesbrough indie
Welsh PSB has pumped over £2m in media-focused businesses through commercial funds
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NewsChannel 4 expected to reveal 300 job cuts tomorrow
Report in the Guardian predicts biggest round of layoffs in the PSB’s 43-year history
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NewsTom Jones claims insurance issues led to The Voice axing
Welsh crooner has been judge on singing competition since its launch in 2012
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RatingsColin From Accounts’ final series starts behind predecessors
MONDAY: Third series of BBC2’s Australian import opens behind previous two runs
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NewsBBC confirms Small Prophets return with move to BBC1
Second series of Mackenzie Crook’s quirky comedy changes co-production hands to Channel X North
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NewsSTV revenue drops by over a quarter to £66m
Commissioning delays hit STV Studios numbers by over 60%
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NewsITV brings Alan Titchmarsh’s YouTube show to linear
Middlechild Productions’ 12 x 30-minute series My Year in a Cottage Garden is based off its digital-first show
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NewsRogan taps Firecrest’s head of docs to lead Scotland office
Mick McAvoy to join Grenfell: Uncovered indie towards end of year
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RatingsAntiques Roadshow repeat overwhelms The Box
SUNDAY: BBC1 stalwart draws more than double ITV1’s celebrity competition
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NewsChannel 4 to update staff on major review this week
Company-wide assessment into PSB’s size, strategy and structure kicked off in April
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RatingsTaskmaster return overcomes Benidorm is Murder finale
THURSDAY: C4 stalwart matches previous run while 5 crime caper ends with series low
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NewsHit YouTube format Chicken Shop Date to end
Creator Amelia Dimoldenberg calls time on 12-year-old show
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NewsNetflix and Richard Osman reunite for We Solve Murders project
Presenter’s novel in works at streamer as a TV series