More Channel 4 News – Page 283
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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.
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ITN begins voluntary redundancies
ITN will axe 33 staff positions as a result of the scaled-back Channel 4 contract, but expects to redeploy at least a third in new roles.
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NewsAxe falls on C4's News at Noon and More 4 News
Channel 4 has axed news bulletin News at Noon and More 4 News to strengthen its focus on its flagship 7pm news programme.
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NewsC4 to air calls from Twin Towers
Darlow Smithson is to revisit the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre with a feature-length examination of the calls that victims made to their families in their final moments.
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NewsC4 scraps heap from Scrapheap Challenge
Channel 4 is to drop the scrapheap from Scrapheap Challenge in a bid to slash costs on the long-running show.
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NewsC4 urges protection for cricket rights
Channel 4 has called for “some form” of cricket to be on the list of protected sports rights, but has stopped short of recommending Test Matches return to free-to-air TV.
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NewsDebutantes and pubs lead next Cutting Edge run
Acclaimed documentary-maker Jane Treays will reveal the culture of London’s society debutantes for her latest Cutting Edge film.
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NewsIndies to get own adviser on diversity issues
Indies are to get their own diversity champion after Pat Younge, the incoming head of BBC Vision Productions, reignited the debate over the issue by taking a sideswipe at ITV.
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NewsC4 hunts for world's greatest pop star
Celebrities are to champion their favourite pop stars in a Great Britons-style Channel 4 series that will seek to establish the greatest act in the world today.
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NewsOrange launches C4-backed music service
Channel 4 is backing a mobile phone package from Orange that offers free music when users top up their phones.
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NewsC4 holds on to horse racing fixtures
Channel 4 has signed a new deal to keep horse racing on the channel for a further three years.