Latest Channel 4 News – Page 260
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NewsC4 draws criticism over gay question
Channel 4 has come under fire from its own viewers for broadcasting a short programme asking if homosexuality is a sin.
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NewsDerren Brown holding out for a hero
Illusionist Derren Brown will try to turn an ordinary man into a “hero at 30,000ft” in his new show.
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NewsC4 teams with History for Herzog 3D doc
Channel 4 is funding its first 3D movie, a Werner Herzog documentary about the world’s oldest cave paintings.
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NewsC4 to air Trinny and Susannah comedy
A spoof reality show starring stylists Trinny and Susannah has become the first scripted web show to transfer to a UK terrestrial broadcaster.
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NewsViewers crave docs over reality
Viewers want to see more drama and documentaries rather than reality and celebrity shows, research has shown.
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NewsGrade: C4 should fight for licence fee
EDINBURGH: Former ITV chairman Michael Grade has called for Channel 4 to compete for licence fee funding.
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NewsC4's Comedy Showcase to return
Channel 4 is planning a third Comedy Showcase season next year – but plans to enter production on full series much earlier than previously.
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NewsBellamy defends Beauty and the Beast
EDINBURGH: Channel 4 acting chief creative officer Julian Bellamy has defended forthcoming show Beauty and the Beast as part of the broadcaster’s history of “ballsy” programmes.
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NewsJay Hunt favourite for C4 role
EDINBURGH: Speculation that Channel 4 wants Jay Hunt as its new creative boss has reached fever pitch at Edinburgh.
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NewsGrade: What is C4 for?
EDINBURGH: Michael Grade has accused Channel 4 of losing its sense of purpose through over-reliance on Big Brother.
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NewsMitchell and Carr in talks for C4 live show
Endemol-owned indie Zeppotron has won a 15-week order from Channel 4 for a live topical comedy show that builds on its Alternative Election Night.
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NewsC4 Pope series to feature Sinead O'Connor
Singer Sinead O’Connor is to give her personal views on the Pope in a series of Channel 4 programmes marking his UK visit.
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NewsC4 hands ‘female Kenny Everett’ peaktime series
Channel 4 has given a primetime slot to an unknown comedienne described as “Kenny Everett without the beard”.
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NewsC4 delays decision on chief creative officer
Channel 4 staff will have to wait until at least next month to discover who will be taking on the key role of chief creative officer at the restructured broadcaster.
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NewsLeading indies take aim at Channel 5
The prospects for Channel 5 under Richard Desmond are bleak, according to a group of 40 top indie programme-makers.
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NewsUltimate Big Brother line up revealed
Big Brother divorcees Chantelle and Preston have been reunited as they joined the all-star line-up for the final series.
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NewsFood giants lose battle over Dispatches claims
Cereal manufacturers Nestle and Kellogg’s have lost their challenge against an edition of Dispatches that they claim unfairly portrayed them as targeting children with unhealthy foods.
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NewsC4 orders £1m of Scottish commissions
Channel 4 is to turn the spotlight on Scotland’s burgeoning computer games industry in a three-part series that it has greenlit as part of £1m of cross-platform commissions from the nation.
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NewsHawking’s Universe heads to C4
Channel 4 has bought Darlow Smithson’s Stephen Hawking’s Universe, a 4 x 60-minute science series that originally aired on Discovery in the US and the UK.
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NewsBig Brother exec moves to Loose Women
Big Brother’s long-standing creative director has been hired by ITV Studios to executive produce Loose Women.