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Channel 4
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Channel 4 orders Keshet comedy
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has ordered a local version of Israeli comedy drama Loaded. The…
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Channel 4, Netflix team for drama
UK broadcaster Channel 4 and US-based Netflix are joining forces on Kiss Me First, a…
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Deutschland 83 is UK’s highest-rated foreign drama
German drama Deutschland 83 has become the UK’s highest-rated foreign-language drama of all time. Launching…
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My Kitchen Rules drawn up for UK network
British terrestrial broadcaster Channel 4 is brining Australian cooking competition format My Kitchen Rules back…
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All 4 joins Netflix, iPlayer on Amazon Fire TV
Amazon Fire TV has rounded out its UK broadcaster catch-up TV services offer by adding…
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Channel 4 names All 4 curator
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has named Charlie Palmer as managing editor of All 4, the…
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DRG, Outline in major content pact
Distributor DRG has entered into a content partnership agreement with Outline Productions, the UK indie…
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BBC wars with ITV over pubcaster role
UK pubcaster the BBC has slammed commercial rival ITV, rebuking a number of claims made…
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Norwegian format given life at Channel 4
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned a local version of Norwegian format Born On following…
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Virgin Media study brands retrans fees ‘bad idea’
A study by Virgin Media found that 72% of people thought proposals to introduce pay…
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Channel 4 developing Peep Show duo sitcom
Channel 4 may be soon losing its longest-running sitcom, Peep Show, but the UK broadcaster…
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UK gov’t admits to Channel 4 sale option
The British Conservative government has admitted it is looking at privatising public broadcaster Channel 4…
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Discovery, BT linked to moves for Channel 4
Discovery Communications and BT are weighing moves for Channel 4 if the government decides to…
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Channel 4, ITV take aim at BBC
British commercial broadcasters Channel 4 and ITV have made separate complaints about publicly-owned rival the…
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DRG picks up C4 jihadi doc
DRG has acquired My Son the Jihadi, the one-off doc about a young British citizen…
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France Télévisions takes No Offence
Public broadcaster France Télévisions has acquired Britihs cop comedy-drama No Offence from FremantleMedia International. The…
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Friends star Schwimmer returns to Channel 4
David Schwimmer (above, far right) is to star in a new Channel 4 comedy from…
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CBS tracks down UK format Hunted
US broadcast network CBS has commissioned an American version of UK-created format Hunted from distributor…
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Netflix buys Jane the Virgin, Black Mirror
Netflix has acquired broadcast shows including The CW’s Jane the Virgin days after the streaming…
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UK government examines Channel 4 privatisation
The UK government is examining the privatisation of Channel 4, official papers have revealed. Pictures…
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E4 welcomes Scream Queens
Horror-cum-black comedy Scream Queens is to broadcaster on UK youth-skewing network E4. The net’s parent,…
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ITV revamps online offering with ITV Hub
UK broadcaster ITV is due to replace its ITV Player catch-up service and ITV.com website…
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Kirsty and Phil party with Beyond
British property show hosts Kirsty Allsopp and Phil Spencer will attend Beyond Distribution’s thirtieth anniversary…
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C4 orders All Hail the Veil
Channel 4 has ordered All Hail the Veil, a new reality competition series from Half…
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Netflix ‘to fund new Black Mirror’
Streaming service Netflix has reportedly snapped up rights to Charlie Brooker’s dystopian future drama Black…
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Strangest Weather blows on to TV
US cable net The Weather Channel and UK broadcaster Channel 4 will show a new…
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Channel 4 builds factual slate
UK terrestrial Channel 4 has commissioned a pair of factual series from Indus Films, which…
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BBC Two gets in Vogue
UK terrestrial BBC Two has commissioned an observational documentary about British fashion magazine Vogue as…
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Channel 4 plots Gogglebox Kids, adds exec
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned a 1x60mins Christmas special of Studio Lambert-produced unscripted series…
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E4 buys Rush Hour series
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired the US film-to-TV series Rush Hour. The show will…