TiVo, a wholly owned subsidiary of entertainment technology company Xperi, has released its 2025 TiVo UK Video Trends Report, calling for established broadcasters to keep innovating to meet UK audience’s evolving digital habits. For the first time, the report reveals more than half (52.7 per cent) of broadcaster television content is being watched via apps […]

Channel 4 Sales has secured national diamond, jewellery and watch retailer Beaverbrooks as the official sponsor of its Festive Entertainment programming across Channel 4 and UKTV. The partnership, running through November and December 2025, sees Beaverbrooks aligning with holiday season programming including drama Dear Father Christmas (W/T) plus Kirstie’s Christmas Craft and Snowtrain at Christmas, alongside festive […]

Channel 4 has announced the return of its FilmFear collection which is available to stream throughout this spooky season. A selection of first plays, familiar favourites, cult films and classics, this year’s offering is led by the network premieres of director Edgar Wright’s Film4-backed Last Night in Soho; last year’s cinema success, the Late Night […]

Channel 4’s Dispatches has become the first British TV programme to use an AI presenter – as part of a deliberate on-screen stunt to show how convincing artificial intelligence has become. The episode – which aired on October 20th on Channel 4, and is now available to stream – investigated how AI automation is reshaping […]

Channel 4 has announced two new podcasts aimed at Gen Z audiences. Untangled fronted by Stacey Dooley and Ben Zand and A News Thing hosted by the comedians of A Comedy Thing by Channel 4, will offer young audiences duly impartial and fact-checked response to the week’s biggest news stories. A News Thing is an enlightening weekly […]

Two Black Boys in Paradise, an animated short film based on a poem by award-winning writer Dean Atta and narrated by musician, actor and writer Jordan Stephens, is now available to stream on Channel 4. The film makes its TV debut alongside all other ‘Best of British’ shortlisted films at this week’s Iris Prize LGBTQ+ […]

Channel 4 Sales is launching Partner Lab, a new in-house creative partnerships team built to help brands stand out. Partner Lab will offer solutions across Partnerships, Sponsorship, Creative Strategy and Production to deliver campaigns across TV, streaming, sponsorship, and branded entertainment. ​ Partnerships and Sponsorship will manage campaigns across the full Channel 4 ecosystem, from […]

Channel 4 has posted its best-ever day on record for streaming views (October 7th), and reports it was the biggest streamer among commercial broadcasters for 16-34 viewing in September (460 million viewer minutes). According to BARB data, Channel 4 streaming viewer minutes grew by 36 per cent year on year in September, putting it ahead […]

The British Red Cross has announced its first-ever TV partnership with Channel 4. The campaign launches kicks off during an ad-break when Gogglebox airs from 9pm on 10th October 10th, marking the start of a new 5-year brand strategy which sees the charity appear in new places. The partnership, brokered by newly appointed media agency […]

Channel 4 and UKTV have announced a multi-year carriage agreement that will offer audiences thousands of hours of free content from UKTV’s U service via Channel 4 streaming. The deal enhances the range of programming on Channel 4 streaming, while expanding further availability for the U service. From January 2026, Channel 4 streaming audiences will […]