The Royal Television Society, Northern Ireland (RTS NI) has revealed the nominees shortlisted for this year’s prestigious Television Awards, with headline sponsor Ka-Boom. The winners will be announced at the 9th RTS NI Awards ceremony which takes place on November 14th at the Titanic Belfast. Sarah McCaffrey, Chair of RTS NI, said: “We are delighted […]
Channel 4 has reported that its coverage of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games reached 20 million viewers across linear and streaming – one third (33 per cent) of the total TV population – and helped the channel to its biggest audience share in 12 years. Based on data covering the Opening Ceremony and the eleven […]
Channel 4 and Yospace, the dynamic ad insertion specialist, have extended their multi-year partnership, taking them to over ten years of collaboration. The partnership will see Yospace help the broadcaster grow its digital advertising business further as it targets becoming a digital-first public service streamer by 2030. Yospace’s server-side ad insertion (SSAI) technology plays a […]
Channel 4 will be the only UK broadcaster to air live coverage of the first US Presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, in partnership with ABC. Trump and Harris will go head-to-head for the first time as the battle to become President reaches a pivotal point. With polls too close to call, the […]
With the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games now into its second week, data shows Channel 4’s coverage has reached 17.4 million viewers across linear and streaming – more than one quarter of the total TV population – up +4 per cent on the same stage of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Based on data covering the […]
Welsh TV producers trade body TAC has published its submission to Ofcom’s further consultation on the Channel 4 licence. Ofcom originally consulted on Channel 4’s 10-year licence late in 2023 and has now issued a second consultation on the idea of raising Channel 4’s Made out of England (MoE) quota, from 9 per cent to 12 per […]
By the end of 2024, the United Kingdom is expected to rank as the biggest media and entertainment market in Europe. This demonstrates the major influence this nation has on the world entertainment scene. A few key elements are behind the fast increase we are seeing. These include customers’ great demand, a flourishing creative sector, […]
Immersive entertainment specialist Layered Reality has secured an investment deal worth £1.75 million with Channel 4’s consumer investment arm, Channel 4 Ventures. The media for equity deal enables Layered Reality’s immersive experiences to reach a TV audience for the first time. Over the course of a year, The Gunpowder Plot, Jeff Wayne’s The War of […]
The eighteenth season of BAFTA and National Comedy Award winning Taskmaster is set to return on September 12th at 9pm on Channel 4. The next batch of bright-eyed hopefuls vying to pass muster and be the best are: comedian, host of The Bugle Podcast and cricket statistician Andy Zaltzman (The News Quiz, BBC Radio 4), […]
Channel 4 and Snapchat will launch a new augmented reality (AR) feature on Channel 4’s Snapchat profile for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Fans will be able to put themselves into the heart of the action in Paris by trying out multiple Paralympics events through AR – including archery and athletics – using Snapchat. The […]