Channel 4 has commissioned Quentin Blake’s Clown – based on the classic children’s book – for December 2020. Produced by Eagle Eye Drama (the production company recently launched by the team behind global drama brand Walter Presents), the animated Christmas special is based on a popular book by one of Britain’s most illustrious and well-loved […]
The Great British Bake Off attracted an average audience of 6.9 million viewers and a 32 per cent audience share with the first episode of its new season on September 23rd – making it the show’s biggest ever overnight launch audience to date on Channel 4. Bake Off’s series 11 debut is Channel 4’s biggest […]
Ahead of the new season, a survey has revealed how much former Great British Bake Off (GBBO) contestants earn on social media platform Instagram. OnlineCasinos has ranked the stars from every series on their Instagram followings and potential earnings per post to reveal who makes the most money from the show. The top 10 highest […]
An employment initiative in the north of England which brings together independent production companies and freelancers has already attracted more than 3,000 members. TV Talent North is a Facebook group which links indies seeking talent and freelancers who are looking for work. It offers up to the minute industry job vacancies and has already hosted […]
Channel 4 has announced that 4Creative’s Eoin McLaughlin has been promoted to the newly created role of Deputy Executive Creative Director and the appointment of award-winning creative Lydia Raghavan to Creative Director. McLaughlin will report into Lynsey Atkin, Executive Creative Director of Channel 4’s in-house creative agency. Channel 4 says McLaughlin is responsible for supporting […]
Amazon has announced that, this November and December, live international Rugby Union will be coming to Prime Video in the UK for a new tournament – the Autumn Nations Cup. The Autumn Nations Cup will be the first competitive Autumn international tournament and the first full tournament after a six month break for international rugby. […]
Alex Mahon, Channel 4’s CEO, has announced the appointment of Veriça Djurdjevic, currently CEO of PHD UK, as the organisation’s Chief Revenue Officer. In this newly created role reporting directly to the CEO, Djurdjevic will have overall responsibility for all of Channel 4’s key commercial revenue streams, with a particular focus on diversifying and growing […]
Following the arrival of Buffy The Vampire Slayer in June, Channel 4 has announced that its spin-off, Angel, will be available to stream from September 18th on All 4, with episodes also showing on E4 from late autumn. Acquired as part of a licensing deal with the Walt Disney Company, all five seasons of the […]
Channel 4 has been awarded the UK television rights to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. The deal includes multi-platform broadcast rights within the UK and will see the broadcaster build on its acclaimed coverage of London 2012 and Rio 2016 which broke UK viewing records for Paralympic sport. London 2012 reached 69 per cent of […]
As part of its ongoing commitment as an anti-racist organisation to improve Black representation on and off screen and drive long-term change, Channel 4’s Director of Programmes Ian Katz has announced two major new commissioning opportunities – a new Black-led comedy series and a new unscripted series set in the Black community – which will […]