Latest Channel 4 News – Page 199
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NewsMan Down lands Christmas special
Channel 4 has ordered a Christmas special of Greg Davies sitcom Man Down before the first episode has aired.
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NewsC4 defends Undateables brand
The commissioner of Channel 4’s The Undateables has defended the controversial title and marketing campaign – but admitted that the publicity “struggled to convey the warmth of the show”.
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NewsC4 exec slams 'poverty porn' tag
Channel 4’s docs commissioner has branded the term “poverty porn” as an “offensive” label for programmes that attempt to contribute to the debate about benefits.
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NewsJay Hunt backs C4 commissioner team
Channel 4 chief creative officer Jay Hunt has leapt to the defence of her commissioning team following leading indies’ criticisms of their experience and autonomy.
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NewsDanny Boyle to direct C4 drama
Channel 4 has ordered a Danny Boyle-directed police drama and period piece about the birth of modern India.
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NewsLiberty opens its doors to C4
Channel 4 has secured access to upmarket retail store Liberty for a three-part series from Rize USA.
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NewsRaw to explore Blackout for C4
Raw TV is to weave user-generated archive with scripted drama to explore the effects of a nationwide power cut for Channel 4.
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NewsC4 reveals latest comedy pilots
A chlamydia sufferer’s mission to come clean to his ex-partners and a group of amateur superhero crimefighters are among the subjects featured in the latest round of pilots for Channel 4’s 4Funnies strand.
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NewsC4 sees off rivals to land Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Channel 4 has acquired high profile US superhero series Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. after a fierce bidding war.
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NewsCommissioning flaws exposed
Indies’ lives are blighted by commissioners from the BBC and Channel 4 cancelling their meetings, and they claim the quality of input they receive from commissioners at C4, Channel 5 and Sky is very inconsistent.
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NewsiTunes Festival returns to C4
The iTunes music festival will return to Channel 4 this year after the broadcaster renewed its deal with Apple.
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NewsC4 sends Fearnley-Whittingstall to Scandinavia
Channel 4 is sending Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall to Scandinavia in the first of two new Keo Films commissions.
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NewsOne Direction help C4 to Twitter high
Channel 4’s doc Crazy About One Direction became the broadcaster’s most-tweeted about show ever last night, drawing almost 370,000 tweets.
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NewsC4 orders second round of Food Fight Club
Fresh One has won a recommission from Channel 4 for Jamie & Jimmy’s Food Fight Club.
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NewsFifteen to One back for 80s special
Channel 4 is hosting an evening of 80s nostalgia which will include the return of classic gameshow Fifteen to One.
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NewsC4 serves up sex season
Docs about a psychosexual therapist and a Loaded editor’s decision to leave the soft porn industry will form part of a five-part real sex season due to air next month on Channel 4.
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NewsRyanair threatens to sue C4
Ryanair has begun legal action against Channel 4 over its decision to broadcast a Dispatches doc revealing concerns from the airline’s pilots over passenger safety.
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NewsEducating Yorkshire director joins C4
Documentary-maker David Brindley is leaving Twofour to join the Channel 4 factual commissioning team.
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NewsRaw to reveal student life for C4
Raw TV will use its Digital Rig social media technology to help produce a Channel 4 series about what life is really like for first year university students.
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NewsOttolenghi to front second Keo series for More 4
Chef Yotam Ottolenghi is to front his second series for More 4, this time exploring the food of the Mediterranean islands.