All Channel 4 articles – Page 185
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RatingsFirst Dates slips below 1m
TUESDAY: First Dates struggled to woo 1m viewers on its return to the schedule – up against tough competition from a slot-winning performance from BBC2’s Olympics coverage.
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NewsPlum abandons C4 property commission
Plum Pictures’ Channel 4 property commission Britain’s Best Beach Huts has collapsed following local opposition to the project.
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NewsChannel 4 cancels Raised by Wolves
Raised By Wolves creator Caitlin Moran has launched a campaign to save her sitcom after it was cancelled by Channel 4.
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NewsITV's Formula E coverage stalls
ITV will not renew its contract to broadcast fledgling motorsport Formula E, according to reports.
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NewsBake Off contestant fronts C4 pilot
Great British Bake Off contestant Dr Tamal Ray is to front a health pilot from Love Productions as Channel 4 expands its populist investigative slate.
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NewsC4 drama showcases new female talent
Touchpaper TV is to tell the story of a teenage girl struggling to take control of her life in a 90-minute drama for Channel 4 which includes a host of new female talent on production duties.
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NewsC4 plans ‘refresh’ of long-running docs
Channel 4 is hunting warm and ‘life-affirming’ scalable documentary series to help refresh its slate of returning shows in the 9pm slot.
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NewsC4 appoints deputy head of factual
The Murder Detectives commissioner Amy Flanagan has been promoted to deputy head of factual at Channel 4.
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NewsWhisper: sport needs entertainment vibe
Whisper Films is looking to inject entertainment beats into coverage of high-profi le sporting events after claiming it has broken into the “closed shop” of sports producers.
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NewsAll 4 ramps up originations
Channel 4 is shaking up its All 4 commissioning strategy with a major budget increase and three new hires as it turns the service into a broader OTT video platform.
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NewsChannel 4 orders real-life Hunted
True Vision will follow Thames Valley Police’s attempts to capture murderers, kidnappers and armed robbers in a real-life Hunted for Channel 4.
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RatingsNaked Attraction maintains performance
MONDAY: Naked Attraction stimulated its audience for a second week, as Celebrity Big Brother gained its biggest audience since the series launch.
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NewsRaw explores one-punch deaths for C4
Raw TV is to explore the phenomenon of deaths caused by a single punch in a one-off documentary for Channel 4.
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NewsElectric Ray explores parenting for C4
Electric Ray is to take a light-hearted look at the reality of parenting for Channel 4.
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NewsC4: Blaps tackles 'closed shop' of scripted comedy
Taking risks to help emerging talent and wacky ideas break into “the closed shop” of scripted comedy is at the heart of Channel 4’s online Blaps strategy as it prepares to open up its next commissioning round.
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RatingsC4's Naked Attraction pulls in viewers
MONDAY: Channel 4’s risqué new dating show Naked Attraction almost doubled slot average as it grew its audience to peak with 1.7m.
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NewsC4 founder warns against privatisation
Channel 4’s first chief executive Jeremy Isaacs has warned against the privatisation of the broadcaster.
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CommentDiscovering the rules of Naked Attraction
Convincing more than 80 people to strip off on TV taught Naked Attraction series editor Vivienne Molokwu plenty of lessons.
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RatingsFriday Night Dinner serves 1m
FRIDAY: Big Talk Productions’ kosher sitcom Friday Night Dinner served up over 1m viewers as it returned to Channel 4 after a two-year hiatus.
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RatingsMrs Brown's Boys live special hooks 6.5m
SATURDAY: Mrs Brown’s Boys Live scooped the biggest audience of the night as Alan Carr’s Grease Night failed to impress.