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Channel 4
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C4 privatisation ‘risks outweigh benefits’
A report into the future of Channel 4 has concluded the risks associated with the…
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Ex-Channel 4 drama exec joins Working Title
UK-based Working Title Television UK has hired the former head of drama development at broadcaster…
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No change to UK retrans fees despite law change
The UK government will repeal a law that says pay TV operators need not pay…
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New Objective prodco builds team
Panda Television, the new UK prodco that is part of All3Media’s Objective Media Group, has…
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Zinc CEO Wood stepping down
Mark Wood is leaving his post as CEO of Zinc Media, which is the new…
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Canuck prodco to coproduce Channel 4 series
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned a 7x60mins factual series from a pair of Argonon…
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BBC poaches Channel 4 drama chief
Channel 4’s drama chief Piers Wenger is leaving the UK broadcaster to join the territory’s…
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Twofour scores first Slovenian format deal
Twofour has sold ski-jumping format The Jump to a Slovenia network, with plans to build…
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UKTV doubles content on Virgin Media
British channel provider UKTV is due to double the number of programmes available to Virgin…
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Comedy Central poaches Gleam short-form expert
Pay TV channel Comedy Central UK is to push heavily into short-form video after hiring…
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Channel 4 acquires HBO Europe drama
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired HBO Europe original drama Wataha. The British channel will…
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Keshet poaches BBC exec for unscripted
Keshet UK has poached David Williams from the BBC’s entertainment arm to become its first…
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Channel 4 buys into Barcroft
Channel 4 has bought a stake in multiplatform content company Barcroft. The UK broadcaster has…
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Channel 4 ups commissioner
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has upped Sarah Lazenby to commissioning editor, entertainment following an internal…
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Naked hires ex-Fox TV Studios UK chief
Simon Andreae’s production company, Naked Entertainment, has appointed former Fox Television Studios UK managing director…
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Viceland poaches BBC exec in trio of hires
As Viceland sets itself to launch in Europe, the Vice Media-owned channel has poached a…
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Watchdog, industry call on C4 to programme for kids
Calls for Channel 4 to do more to cater for kids are getting louder, as…
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C4 reports record year, but future remains unclear
Channel 4 reported record revenues of £979 million (US$1.4 billion) last year, an increased audience…
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Sony, C4 making Philip K. Dick drama series
UK broadcaster Channel 4 and Hollywood studio Sony are teaming to make Electric Dreams: The…
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Ex-Shine TV boss joins Channel 4
Former managing director of Shine TV Kelly Webb-Lamb has joined UK broadcaster Channel 4 as…
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‘Private C4 would be overwhelmingly negative’
Privatising UK broadcaster Channel 4 would be “overwhelmingly negative” for the media industry, and the…
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Eleven poaches Raw development exec
London-based prodco Eleven Film has hired Tom Pullen from rival UK firm Raw TV. Pullen…
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Lion poaches ‘big-hitter’ from Twenty Twenty
All3Media-owned Lion Television has poached Lisa Edwards from fellow UK prodco Twenty Twenty. Edwards has…
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C4 plans to take Walter Presents global
Channel 4 is moving forward with plans to launch its new on-demand service for foreign-language…
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Vet on the Hill travels for WTFN
Channel 4 has picked up factual entertainment series Vet on the Hill for its More…
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Talpa taps ex-C4 exec for UK development
Talpa UK has hired a former Channel 4 commissioning editor to become its director of…
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Danger Mouse spied in Oz, France
FremantleMedia’s new version of spy toon Danger Mouse has made its way to broadcasters in…
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Channel 4 appoints new chairman
UK commercial pubcaster Channel 4 has appointed Charles Gurassa as its new chairman. He will…
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Pinewood in drama JV with CTC founder
British studio Pinewood Group has moved into high-end drama creation and financing through a new…
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Televisa gets Loaded with Keshet scripted
Mexican television giant Televisa has landed a multi-year scripted formats rights deal with Israel-based distributor…