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Indiepics hires O’Shea as Head of International

Irish specialist unscripted production company Indiepics has hired the formerly London based showrunner, Eoin O’Shea for the new role of Head of International.   O’Shea will be responsible for developing a new slate of films and series for international networks and streamers. Building on Indiepics’ strong position in the Irish market, he will develop relationships […]

November 19, 2024

Channel 4 orders Christmas Bake Off: Soap Icons

This December, Channel 4 will air a Great Christmas Bake Off: Soap Icons special. Paul Hollywood will be joined, as always, by Prue Leith, Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond – and celebrating with them will be stars from EastEnders, Coronation Street and Emmerdale, who will battle it out to be crowned the Festive Star Baker. The […]

November 15, 2024

Afro Mic secures double Channel 4 commission

Northern Ireland’s Afro Mic Productions has secured commissions for two new documentaries for Channel 4, with support from Northern Ireland Screen. Secrets of the Christmas Market is an observational documentary filmed in and around Belfast in the lead-up to Christmas. The film offers a behind-the-scenes look at the organisers and vendors who bring the festive […]

November 14, 2024

Channel 4 announces Taskmaster’s New Year Treat

Following the crowning of the Taskmaster Season 18 Champion, the brand-new line-up of celebrities taking part in the one-off, seasonal special of Taskmaster’s New Year Treat has been revealed. Gathering an eclectic mix of well-known faces from all corners of the entertainment world, Alex Horne and Greg Davies will put them through their paces in […]

November 14, 2024

Channel 4 app on Apple Vision Pro

Channel 4 has launched its streaming app on Apple Vision Pro, which blends digital content with the physical world, enabling viewers to experience Channel 4 programming in a new way. Content is now viewable in a cinema-style, full-screen viewing experience overlaid onto viewers’ real-life environments, such as living room walls. Channel 4 is the first […]

November 12, 2024

C4 appoints Sejdiu as Head of Commissioning Development

Channel 4 has appointed Art Sejdiu as Head of Commissioning Development. Sejdiu’s enhanced role will see him take on responsibility for overseeing the development of unscripted projects, working closely in collaboration with genre HoDs, commissioners and the indies pitching them. He will also be tasked with identifying new opportunities for development across the slate. ‌Sejdiu […]

November 5, 2024

C4 to livestream US Election on YouTube

Channel 4 has announced that its first overnight coverage of a US Presidential Election coverage since 1992 will be livestreamed in full on the broadcaster’s YouTube channel. The announcement builds on Channel 4’s strategic partnership with YouTube to bring programming to digital audiences. It follows the success of the broadcaster’s Paris 2024 Paralympics coverage, which […]

November 4, 2024

Data: Channel 4 reaches record young streamers

BARB data for the year to date shows Channel 4 streaming passing a new record for young streamers, as well as Channel 4’s best ever streaming week as Married at First Sight UK and The Great British Bake Off led its peers on other platforms. Almost half (47 per cent) of all Channel 4 16-to-34 […]

October 31, 2024By Nik Roseveare

ITV Studios acquires Eagle Eye Drama

ITV Studios has acquired a majority stake in Eagle Eye Drama, the UK drama producers which was launched in 2018 by Walter Iuzzolino, Jo McGrath and Jason Thorp – the team also behind international drama streaming service, Walter Presents on Channel 4. Eagle Eye, which has been part of Channel 4’s Indie Growth Fund since […]

October 30, 2024

C4’s Katz: ‘No AI-generated drama’

Ian Katz, Chief Content Officer at UK PSB Channel 4, has said the channel is not planning to follow the lead of fellow PSB ITV in seeking to recruit a Head of Generative AI to help create ‘shows, films and digital-first content’. Addressing a meeting of the Broadcasting Press Guild in London, Katz said that […]

October 29, 2024By Colin Mann