Latest Channel 4 News – Page 226
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NewsTom Beck joins C4 entertainment team
Gallowgate’s head of entertainment, Tom Beck, has joined Channel 4 as an entertainment commissioning editor.
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NewsC4 News and Sky News sign pledge
Channel 4 News and Sky News have become the first organisations to sign Broadcast’s pledge to try to improve the ratio of male-to-female experts appearing on screen in news and current affairs shows.
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NewsC4 briefs for Hollyoaks app
Channel 4 is looking for a company to create a companion app for youth drama Hollyoaks, but has ditched plans for a playalong game to accompany a comedy panel show.
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NewsObjective format moves into C4’s property slot
Objective Scotland has secured an order from Channel 4 daytime for the broadcaster’s 11am property slot.
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C4 picks up Fred Perry subculture doc
Channel 4 has picked up a series of online films ordered by clothes brand Fred Perry that will document six decades of subculture - from soul boys to punks.
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NewsC4 acquires Labyrinth and Pillars of the Earth sequel
Channel 4 has acquired an adaptation of Kate Mosse thriller Labyrinth and the sequel to medieval drama The Pillars of the Earth.
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NewsNew Girl tops 4oD chart
New Girl, one of Channel 4’s latest US acquisitions, has topped the 4oD chart for January by more than a million views.
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NewsC4 to lift the lid on phone sex
Channel 4 will explore the phone sex industry in a one-off film which will follow three women operating in the industry.
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NewsC4 orders daily Paralympics show
Channel 4 will broadcast a daily breakfast and teatime show during the Paralympics as part of its commitment to provide the most extensive coverage ever provided of the event.
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NewsC4's Proud and Prejudiced under fire
Channel 4 doc Proud and Prejudiced has been slammed by Luton Borough Council, Unite Against Fascism and the English Defence League for its portrayal of Luton and extremism within it.
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NewsSTV plots major data drive
STV is plotting a major audience data collection drive as part of plans to bolster its digital revenues and make more informed commissioning decisions.
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NewsC4 debuts Facejacker audio trigger app
Channel 4 is to launch its first mobile app that reacts to hidden audio triggers, for prank show Facejacker.
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NewsBeeny helps homeowners on C4
Sarah Beeny will use her renovation skills convince people that they don’t need to move house to find their dream home, in a Red House TV series for Channel 4.
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NewsSky 1 picks up C4 pilot Chickens
Sky 1 has plucked Simon Bird, Jonny Sweet and Joe Thomas’ comedy Chickens from Channel 4 in a deal that will see Big Talk Productions produce its first show for the channel.
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NewsEducating Essex shifts location for return to C4
Fixed-rig documentary series Educating Essex is set to be recommissioned by Channel 4 – but with the cameras moving to a new school in a different part of the country.
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NewsC4 orders Springer’s Baggage pilot in deal with Chocolate
Channel 4 is gearing up to pilot a UK version of Game Show Network’s Jerry Springer-fronted dating show Baggage.
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NewsHonda backs C4 after "gypsier" complaints
Channel 4 documentaries sponsor Honda has re-iterated its support for Big Fat Gypsy Weddings despite a wave of recent complaints over the marketing campaign.
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NewsC4 sponsor receives Gypsy ad complaints
Outraged viewers have contacted Channel 4 documentaries sponsor, Honda, to complain about the film Gypsy Blood and the Big Fat Gypsy Wedding marketing campaign.
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NewsCrufts gets third run on More 4
Crufts is returning to More 4 for its third year on the channel with Clare Balding presenting.
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NewsC4 defends Gypsy Weddings after open letter
Channel 4 has responded to an open letter from a teenage Romany Gypsy that asked for the broadcaster to put “humans above ratings”.