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Channel 4
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Channel 4 buys French drama Witnesses
Channel 4 has acquired buzzy French drama Witnesses (Les Temoins). The UK commercial broadcaster picked…
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UKTV widens Gooze-Zijl’s role
Digital channel operator UKTV has handed Jan Gooze-Zijl an expanded remit that gives the executive…
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AMC to replace Xbox on Channel 4 drama Humans
US cable channel AMC is boarding Humans, the Xbox drama that Channel 4 will air…
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Pulling creator, Mountford launch Merman Films
Irish comedian and writer Sharon Horgan has launched a production company with producer Clelia Mountford….
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Channel 4 to drop 4oD for new All 4 service
UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 4 is set to drop its 4oD on-demand service from next…
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Viewster buys Red Arrow docs
On-demand platform Viewster has acquired a trio of factual programming from Red Arrow International. The…
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Channel 4 reveals Houdini acquisition
The UK’s Channel 4 has acquired upcoming Adrien Brody drama miniseries Houdini. The British network…
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Million Pound Drop app reaches download milestone
UK terrestrial network Channel 4 has notched up more than three million downloads of The…
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C4 boss slams US studios’ UK takeovers
Channel 4’s CEO David Abraham has slammed the growing number of US studios owning UK…
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Channel 4 takes stakes in four indies
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has taken minority stakes in four UK indies, with CEO promising…
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Film4 poaches Universal Pictures boss
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has named David Kosse as new director of its movie division…
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Channel 4 to explore Immigration Street
The UK’s Channel 4 has commissioned Love Productions to make an ob doc series about…
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YouView secures future
UK connected TV platform YouView has secured completion of an agreement between its shareholders that…
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Viewpoint: Rob Davis, Double Act Productions
Seasoned documentary maker Rob Davis runs through the moral mazes filmmakers come up against when…
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Studio Lambert nabs NBCU exec, promotes pair
Studio Lambert has promoted Tim Harcourt and Tania Alexander following the success of Channel 4’s…
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Worldwide sells BBC America royal comedy back into the UK
UK channel E4 has acquired Almost Royal, the first original comedy to come out of…
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Ex-Fox Kids exec to lead Zodiak UK
Rod Henwood, whose has held senior roles at Channel 4 and Fox Kids Europe, is…
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Ramsay has final Kitchen Nightmares
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has brought his restaurant-in-trouble series Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares to an end…
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Channel 4, PBS order Sex in the Wild
The UK’s Channel 4 and US pubcaster PBS have jointly ordered a four-part wildlife series…
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Channel 4 moves commissioning focus from London
For the first time in its history, Channel 4 commissioned more programming from outside London…
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Taxidermy doc comes together on Channel 4
The UK’s Channel 4 has commissioned a special documentary on taxidermy – the craft of…
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Channel 4 attends Stammer School
The UK’s Channel 4 is building up its successful fixed-rig ob docs strategy with the…
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Content crunch – the fight for rights
As the pace of consolidation quickens, competition for rights is fiercer than ever. Stewart Clarke…
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Dragonfly MD Dickson to exit
Simon Dickson is stepping down from his role as managing director of Shine Group-owned unscripted…
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TV4 poaches E4, More4 channel manager
Swedish pay and free TV broadcaster TV4 has named Channel 4 executive Karolina Stallwood as…
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Channel 4 poaches Red Arrow exec for int’nl push
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has poached a Red Arrow UK scripted boss to lead a…
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Tessa Ross exits Channel 4
Channel 4’s controller of film and drama Tessa Ross is exiting the UK broadcaster to…
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MIPTV 2014 news brief: MGM launching Fargo in Cannes
MGM will launch the upcoming TV version of Fargo internationally at MIPTV. The studio’s sales…
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BBC and partners to commit £100 million to YouView
YouView’s shareholders, including the BBC, are set to sign a new agreement to secure the…
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Channel 4 comedy drama makes the Cut
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned a six-part comedy drama about dysfunctional civil servants. Cut…