C4 embarks on ‘Irish Journey’ UK broadcaster Channel 4 has picked up Julia Bradbury’s Irish Journey, a new 4 x 60-minute travel series from Cornelia Street Productions, the factual producer behind Enslaved. The show follows the titular presenter as she returns to the land of her birth to explore the landscape, culture, history and people […]
Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon has said that “terrible behaviour” towards women has been “tolerated” over the past two decades across the industry, as the former Shine boss addressed the allegations against UK presenter Russell Brand. C4, the BBC and Banijay are investigating the conduct of Brand, following allegations over the weekend accusing the star […]
The BBC, Channel 4 and Banijay are investigating the conduct of Russell Brand, following serious allegations against the UK-based comedian and actor over the weekend. The Sunday Times, The Times and the team behind C4’s Dispatches programme were behind a year-long investigation into Brand, with the subsequent reports published and broadcast this weekend accusing the […]
The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 have backed the creation of Freely, a free TV service set to launch next year in the UK that will allow viewers to watch live TV over broadband. The service is being developed by Everyone TV, which runs free TV in the UK and is jointly owned […]
Channel 4 (C4) is entering the FAST ecosystem by launching two offerings in the US, with the UK broadcaster describing the move as a “pivotal moment” in its evolution. 4 Adventure and 4 Emergency will be available on US streaming platforms Tubi, Plex and Xumo Play, with C4 content and other UK programming available for […]
Polsat lands on Temptation Island Polsat has ordered a local version of Banijay format Temptation Island, with Endemol Shine Poland producing the reality format. The show will premiere on this autumn and sees couples embark on a journey to test their commitment to each other. Separated into two different villas, the couples interact with a […]
The 2023 edition of the Edinburgh TV Festival is wrapping up after four schedule-busting days of industry panels, networking, a Louis Theroux-led MacTaggart Lecture – and the occasional wee dram in the Scottish capital. Conversation on and off stage this week has been largely dominated by the commissioning slowdown in the UK – and the […]
Channel 4 has “perhaps been a bit more honest” about the commissioning slowdown than other UK broadcasters, CCO Ian Katz has said at Edinburgh TV Festival. His comments came in a week of sessions in which other UK commissioners, such as Sky and ITV, said that they had no plans to cut spending despite the […]
Australia’s Perpetual Entertainment and Jimmy Humphrey’s Marmalade Sky TV have linked up to strike five pre-sale deals with broadcasters in the UK and Down Under. Jimmy Doherty’s New Zealand Escape (4 x 60 minutes) has been pre-sold to Channel 4 in the UK and TV3 in New Zealand, while true crime show The Murder of […]
Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee has reunited with Hat Trick Productions to set her next project for UK broadcaster Channel 4, which has ordered her new comedy-thriller, How To Get To Heaven From Belfast. Written and created by McGee, the 8 x 60-minute comedy series will follow Saoirse, Robyn and Dara who have been friends […]
