Latest Channel 4 News – Page 170
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NewsAll 4 seeks 'grabby' factual shorts
Channel 4’s on-demand service All 4 is hunting for “grabby” factual series with a budget of around £18000.
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NewsAbraham remains non-committal over C4 privatisation
David Abraham has declined to reveal whether he would support or reject mooted government plans to privatise Channel 4.
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NewsC4’s support for BBC shows rivals care
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham’s message of support for the BBC this week is indicative of the quiet, qualified backing the corporation enjoys from some of its broadcasting rivals.
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NewsAnalysis: C4’s annual report
Broadcast pulls out the key themes from C4’s financial and creative performance last year
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NewsC4 plans record investment in drama
Drama is to receive “a record level” of investment from Channel 4 this year as programming boss Jay Hunt revealed some of her content priorities as part of the broadcaster’s 2014 report.
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NewsC4 backs BBC – but Burns poses questions
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham has thrown his support behind the BBC - but chair Lord Burns has indicated that the corporation’s services will come under close scrutiny during charter renewal.
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NewsC4 execs warn of effects of privatisation
Channel 4’s two most senior executives and chairman Lord Burns have warned that privatising the broadcaster would mean an end to its distinctive remit and have an adverse effect on the independent production community.
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NewsIn brief: Tessa Ross to launch indie
Tessa Ross is returning to television, while Dave has acquired high-profile US comedy Parks and Recreation and Channel 4 has recommissioned two comedies.
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NewsC4 revenue up £30m as viewing share dips to 30-year low
Channel 4’s revenue surged by £30m in 2014 as the broadcaster effectively broke even to meet its financial targets – but its main channel’s share of viewing continued to decline.
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NewsGovernment has ‘no plans currently’ to privatise C4
The government has claimed that there are “no plans currently” to privatise Channel 4.
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NewsTrue North invests in drone for property formats
Leeds-based indie True North has invested in a drone to capture footage for shows including its Channel 4 property series Building the Dream.
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NewsC4 axes The Singer Takes It All
Channel 4 has axed its real-time voting competition The Singer Takes It All after just one series.
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NewsFirst Dates scores bumper C4 order
Twenty Twenty has notched up a super-sized order of dating format First Dates for Channel 4.
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NewsFirecracker follows Llewelyn-Bowen to China
Firecracker Films is to follow Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen’s attempts to launch a lingerie brand in China for BBC2 in one of three orders picked up by the factual producer.
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NewsVoltage TV lands C4 funding
Channel 4 has backed Sanjay Singhal’s Voltage TV as it continues to spend its £20m Growth Fund.
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NewsIn brief: Lime Pictures; The Garden; Nan; Radio 5 Live 606
Lime Pictures is to delve into the world of clairvoyants for Channel 4 and Nan is to return for a two-part series on BBC1. Click for the rest of today’s news round-up.
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NewsOfcom clears UKIP drama
Ofcom has rejected 6,000 complaints about Raw TV’s Channel 4 drama, UKIP: The First 100 Days.
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NewsC4 orders mental health series
Channel 4 has commissioned CB Films to make two-part series examining how people live with issues including pyromania, kleptomania and nymphomania.
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NewsC4 takes Million Pound Properties to full series
Channel 4 has commissioned RDF Television to make a 3 x 60-minutes series of Million Pound Properties off the back of a successful pilot earlier this year.
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