Channel 4 Television
Jul 12 2017
Channel 4 well prepared for future after second successive year of record revenues and record content investment: Record corporation revenues of £995m (2015: £979m) Record British content investment of £501m (2015: £455m) Record delivery of public service remit metrics +13% increase N&R content spend and record Nations spend +21% increase in All 4 views to […]
Jul 5 2017
Channel 4 has unveiled a new on-screen identity – but the number ‘4’ is nowhere in sight. The broadcaster has rolled out its latest brand across a series of posters and idents – the short films which appear before the start of a programme – which the creators say is ‘innovative and alternative’. Instead of […]
Jun 2 2017
Jay Hunt will step down from the role of Chief Creative Officer at UK public service broadcaster Channel 4 at the end of September after almost seven years leading the broadcaster’s creative strategy and programme commissioning, the broadcaster has announced. Channel 4 is currently seeking a replacement for Chief Executive, David Abraham, and it is […]
Apr 13 2017
The UK Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is launching a consultation to seek views on how public service broadcaster Channel 4 can most effectively contribute to regional economic growth, stimulate regional creative industries, and better serve regional audiences to deliver a stronger economy and a fairer society. Channel 4 Corporation (C4C) is a […]
Mar 28 2017
Channel 4 has been saved from privatisation at the present time, though may be forced to relocate outside of London. The commercially funded public service broadcaster has faced 18 months of uncertainty over its future. A speech by Culture Secretary Karen Bradley will confirm the change in Government policy saying the channel will continue to […]
Mar 15 2017
Channel 4 CEO David Abraham will leave the UK’s commercially funded public broadcaster by the end of the year. Abraham will depart after seven years with the channel to return to the private sector and launch a new media company. The news was first revealed in a tweet by C4 which has since been deleted, […]
Feb 9 2017
4Music, the music channel playing the biggest hits by the biggest artists, has now launched on Freesat. The launch takes place ahead of the 59th Grammy Awards, which will premiere in the UK on 4Music at 8pm on 13th February. Viewers can tune in to enjoy live music programmes such as Trending Live!, and The […]
Feb 8 2017
4Music, part of The Box Plus Network, a joint venture between Channel 4 and Bauer Media, has finally abandoned encryption, last of the Bauer Media channel to do so due to rights restrictions. 4Music’s sister channels, including The Box, went free-to-air on satellite back in the spring of 2013 and were added to Freesat. The […]
Jan 12 2017
More4+1 has returned to Freeview from today after being removed in 2006 to allow for the launch of Film4 on the terrestrial platform. More4+1 can be found on channel 86, it can only be viewed using DVB-T2 compatible Freeview devices and TVs, or on YouView, EE TV and Now TV boxes. Reception is subject to […]
Jan 6 2017
Coverage sees the return of the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix to free-to-air TV for the first time in five years. Channel 4 also retains live coverage of the 2017 Formula 1 British Grand Prix and the season finale with the 2017 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Channel 4 today confirmed the ten […]
Nov 16 2016
Channel 4 has revealed a new look for its on-demand service All 4. The service’s brand new interface for big screens (Smart TVs and games consoles) will launch in the coming weeks, followed by new-look home screens on iOS, Android and All4.com. All 4’s user experience design and interactions will be optimised for each platform […]
Jul 13 2017
Pact calls on Channel 4 to increase out of London spending to 50%
Television and film trade body, Pact, has issued its response to the Government’s consultation into Channel 4’s future. It believes that the broadcaster should increase its investment in the nations and regions to 50%. Its current requirement is 35%, although last year, it spent 40% outside of the M25. “If C4 matched [the percentage of […]
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By Expat • Channel 4 • • Tags: John McVay, Pact