Channel 4 has unveiled what it calls its “biggest-ever intervention in the UK creative industries”, with a package of measures focused on three core areas – skills, content, and people – to serve and reflect the whole of the UK. This includes a £10 million (€11.9m) per annum, multi-year programme to support TV production roles, […]
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has published its decisions on a new broadcast licence for Channel 4, supporting its digital growth and securing public service broadcasting on the channel for a further ten years. Ofcom’s audience research shows that Channel 4 remains a valued part of the UK’s broadcasting landscape. It also continues to deliver content […]
Channel 4 has published its annual report for 2023 – later in the year than usual due to the General Election – and provided in-year update on 2024 progress. Performance highlights include: 2023 revenues stood at £1.02 billion, topping £1 billion for the third consecutive year, representing a resilient performance in a year of significant […]
Channel 4 has announced the appointment of Rak Patel as its Chief Commercial Officer. In this newly created role, Patel will assume leadership of Channel 4 Sales, the commercial arm of Channel 4, with responsibility for driving the organisation’s advertising revenue. A key focus of the role is to accelerate the commercial elements of Channel […]
JustWatch, the streaming guide, has released updates on the UK market share of all major streaming platforms across 60 different countries. The results reflect data collected in Q3 2024. Netflix continues to secure the streaming crown, securing 27 per cent of the streaming market in the UK. Prime Video is in second place with shares […]
S4C, the public broadcaster and Welsh language television channel, has announced several original scripted drama recommissions for 2025/2026. Y Golau: Dŵr (Still Waters) will go into production in early October. This is the second season for this thrilling mystery and will be produced in partnership with Triongl/APC and Channel 4. Season two is set in the fictional […]
Channel 4 and Lloyds have teamed up once again for the return of Black in Business. This year, four successful Black owned-businesses will each be awarded £150,000 of TV advertising on Channel 4 – up from £100,000 per winner last year. The initiative aims to identify and empower four businesses ready to scale and grow […]
Channel 4 Sales’ Social Branded Ents team is launching a new social series dedicated to celebrating Ireland’s warmth and hospitality in a new collaboration with Tourism Ireland, for their second partnership in the last two years. After Stand Up Road Trip – a series launched in 2023 featuring comedians Suzi Ruffell and Seán Burke – the […]
A new consortium plans to create an Artificial Intelligence (AI) prototype and publish research into how AI could support under-represented content creators and established producers to enhance storytelling in film and television. The Charismatic consortium – which has received £1.04 million (€1.24m) from the government’s Innovate UK programme – will research the opportunities for the […]
Channel 4’s streaming growth continues, with minutes viewed up 25 per cent (to 42 billion) between January and August 2024. In August alone, total viewer minutes grew 11 per cent year on year (to 4.4 billion viewer minutes). Latest Barb data also shows the channel continues to grow its overall audience, with a 4 per […]