Latest Channel 4 News – Page 188
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NewsOlly Lambert prepares latest Dispatches
Bafta-award winning director Olly Lambert is preparing to embark on his latest Dispatches project for Channel 4.
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NewsC4 boost to fledgling indies
Channel 4 is stepping up its support for grass-roots production companies by linking up with MeWe360 to offer business advice, training and funding opportunities.
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NewsFreeview and Digital UK to launch IPTV service
Freeview and Digital UK have confirmed that they are developing an internet connected TV service that will rival YouView.
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NewsDavid Abraham lifts lid on Core4 panel
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham has lifted the lid on the broadcaster’s 10,000-strong online panel being used to test programme ideas and titles.
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NewsOfcom reveals board additions
Former C4 non-executive director Stephen Hill has been confirmed as one of three new appointments to Ofcom’s board.
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NewsC4 gets graphic with animal mating doc
Channel 4 and US network PBS are to study animal reproduction in graphic detail in a four-part series produced by Windfall Films.
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NewsUkip to petition Ofcom for major party status
Ukip has pledged to “campaign hard” to convince Ofcom its major party status should be extended for the 2015 general election.
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NewsC4 shores up comedy team
Channel 4 has beefed up its comedy commissioning team in an effort to improve indie relations by “significantly” reducing pitch response times.
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NewsS4C in Facebook launch
S4C has launched a Facebook app that will allow users to watch its programming without leaving the social networking site.
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NewsRichard III reinterment to air live on C4
Channel 4 is to broadcast the reburial of Richard III live from Leicester Cathedral after the former King’s descendants lost a High Court battle to have him laid to rest in York.
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NewsC4 heads back to The Island
Channel 4 has commissioned a second series of survival show The Island with Bear Grylls, although it is yet to decide if it will return as an all-male format.
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NewsLA Screenings: drama to wow buyers
British buyers have spent the past week in the Californian sunshine assessing a new season of US shows that has a heavy emphasis on drama.
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NewsC4 set to match brands with indies to boost AFP
Channel 4 is gearing up to help match indies with commercial partners in a bid to create more ad-funded programming (AFP) for television and online.
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NewsOnline plan for 2015 election
The BBC, ITV and Sky will need to be “more innovative” in their approach to the 2015 General Election debates, experts have claimed, after a bid last week to host one of the events online.
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NewsDavid Abraham to deliver MacTaggart
Channel 4’s David Abraham is to deliver the keynote MacTaggart Lecture at this year’s Edinburgh International Television Festival.
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NewsC4 reshuffles distribution team
Channel 4 has overhauled its channel distribution division with the merger of its linear channels, VoD services and programmes teams.
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NewsBroadcast Digital Awards 2014 – shortlist revealed
The complete shortlist for the Broadcast Digital Awards 2014 has been revealed ahead of next month’s ceremony.
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NewsLewin added to C4 comedy team
Channel 4 has appointed Liz Lewin to its comedy commissioning team as deputy head of comedy Nerys Evans takes her maternity leave.
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NewsKate Quilton steps down from C4 digital role
C4 is on the hunt for a new multiplatform commissioner after Kate Quilton stepped down from the position to pursue a full-time career in presenting.
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NewsBafta 2014: the mainstream and the leftfield
Bafta 2014 was an enjoyable mix of mainstream success for ITV and less heralded programmes doing the business, most noticeably for Channel 4 and Sky.