Latest Channel 4 News – Page 276
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NewsC4's Johnson will lead hunt for chief executive
RTS CAMBRIDGE: Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson has confirmed he will personally lead the search for Andy Duncan’s successor, despite the fact he too is standing down in January.
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NewsPitt oversees Screen England united front
The nine regional screen agencies have joined forces as Screen England, and recruited docs veteran Ruth Pitt and former Channel 4 head of corporate relations John Newbigin to head the new operation.
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NewsC4: new boss, same problems
Channel 4 is poised to fast-track its hunt for a new chief executive to resolve the uncertainties that have dogged it for the last two years over its future funding, size and scope.
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NewsC4 plans fresh push in NI
Channel 4 has tasked three commissioners with finding returnable series from Northern Irish indies in a bid to reverse the “endemic” lack of commissions from the nation.
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NewsRedmond: BBC and C4 must work together
RTS CAMBRIDGE: Grange Hill creator Phil Redmond has called for BBC and Channel 4 to be merged as a single “creative content provider” in a bid to save teen television.
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NewsC4 confirms Duncan's exit
Channel 4 has confirmed that chief executive Andy Duncan will stand down before the end of the year, ending months of speculation.
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NewsC4 plans sex education game
Games that teach teenage boys about sex education and girls about body image are among the latest web-based projects from Channel 4’s education department.
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NewsDuncan set to quit C4 this week
Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan is expected to stand down this week after five years in the role, ending months of speculation.
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NewsMary 'queen of shops' switches channels
TV’s “queen of shops” Mary Portas is believed to have doubled her salary by defecting from the BBC to Channel 4 in a two-year deal worth £500,000.
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NewsRamsden exits as Cheetah wins dieting show
Cheetah Television has won a Channel 4 dieting commission but lost creative director Sara Ramsden, who is leaving after five years to go freelance.
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NewsAllsopp takes budget home makeover nationwide
Kirstie Allsopp will try to stage the biggest second-hand sales and craft fairs the UK has ever seen in a second series of Kirstie’s Homemade Home.
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NewsC4 chair calls for new senior TV talent
Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson has called for more fresh blood at the upper levels of the broadcasting industry.
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NewsButler named Film 4 commissioner
Film 4 has promoted head of development Katherine Butler to senior commissioning executive.
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NewsDuncan in frame for £585k pay-off
Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan is understood to be negotiating a severance package of up to £585,000 as the broadcaster lays the ground for his successor, according to press reports.
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NewsDerren Brown reveals stunt specials
Derren Brown will try to predict the lottery results, control the nation through subliminal messages and take down a casino in his forthcoming series of Channel 4 specials.
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NewsC4 comedies attract more than 200 complaints
Channel 4 received more than 200 complaints last month about flagship comedy programmes such as The Kevin Bishop Show and Alan Carr: Chatty Man.
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NewsThe Family’s baby sequel
Channel 4 is to apply the multicamera ob doc format it used in The Family to a maternity ward.
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NewsDuncan: why limit indies to half BBC output?
The BBC should open up its output so it could potentially be made entirely by the indie sector and not limit it to a maximum of 50%, according to Channel 4 boss Andy Duncan.
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NewsSky 1 favourite for O'Grady move
Paul O’Grady could be set to join Sky 1 after he rejected a 50% budget cut for his Channel 4 teatime chat show.
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NewsGraham Norton indie plays down C4 rumours
Graham Norton’s indie has poured cold water on reports he will leave the BBC and return to Channel 4 when his deal expires later this year.