Somersault Studio has announced that its new series Saving Country Houses with Penelope Keith has been acquired by Channel 4 for broadcast on More4 and Channel 4 Streaming in the new year. Britain’s finest and oldest houses – once hidden away and out of reach to the public – are now open for business in all manner of imaginative ways, and their owners are […]
Channel 4 has announced the promotion of Laura Marks to the role of Head of Digital Commissioning following the departure of Sacha Khari. Reporting to Ian Katz, Channel 4’s Chief Content Officer, Glasgow-based Marks will oversee the commissioning and development of all original digital content across Channel 4’s social and digital-first platforms, including digital channels […]
Channel 4 has acquired the exclusive rights to broadcast the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), agreeing a deal with The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF). This agreement marks the first time the tournament will be available to watch for free in the UK. The AFCON kicks-off on December 21st in Morocco and will see […]
Sophie Barnes will join the four strong Dispatches Investigations Unit as a Senior Journalist. The Channel 4 unit works alongside indies to deliver agenda setting investigations for Dispatches, Untold and the wider current affairs output. The team have been behind impactful programmes including Russell Brand: In Plain Sight and last year’s The King, The Prince & […]
Channel 4 has appointed Lisa Nash as Director of Brand & Content Marketing. Currently Global Brand Director at Deliveroo, Nash joins in the New Year to lead the development and delivery of brand strategy and content marketing across Channel 4, working in partnership with the Director of Media & Effectiveness. Nash will oversee all brand […]
Channel 4’s ‘digitally supercharged‘ Hollyoaks has continued its ratings momentum, with the channel’s flagship soap achieving a series of audience milestones during its 30th anniversary week. In a standout achievement, the episode broadcast on October 22nd, the Brookside crossover episode, has become Hollyoaks’ best-performing episode for consolidated Individuals viewing (645k) since October 2021, and its highest consolidated share […]
Ofcom is publishing two updates as part of its ongoing work to implement the Media Act. The Media Act imposes new standards requirements on streaming services (known as on-demand programme services, or ODPS) which people in the UK watch across a range of platforms and devices. Well-known ODPS services include Disney+, Prime Video, BBC iPlayer […]
Channel 4 has been announced as the official UK broadcast partner for the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games. This marks Channel 4’s eighth consecutive Paralympic Games broadcast since London 2012, continuing its mission to bring Paralympic sport to mainstream audiences and champion disability representation across the UK media landscape. Channel 4 will provide extensive […]
Channel 4 Sales has been appointed as an advertising sales partner in the UK and Ireland for the Great Network, owned by Narrative Entertainment, the independent free-to-air broadcaster. The multi-year partnership, kicking off in January 2026, expands Channel 4 Sales’ scale, bringing the Great channels into its portfolio. Channel 4 Sales replaces Sky Media and […]
Channel 4 Sales, the advertising sales representative for UKTV, has secured Plusnet as the sponsor for two key U&Dave programming strands. Internet service provider Plusnet will sponsor Weekday Primetime on U&Dave and U&Dave Comedy across U’s streaming platforms, as well as having a minimum of ten channel idents appear across the U&Dave channel daily. Starting […]