Channel 4 reports that its social audience is going from strength-to-strength in 2024, passing 1.6 billion UK views, powered by a trebling (+331 per cent) in UK views of full episodes on YouTube. Across the year so far shows including First Dates, Gogglebox, Hollyoaks and 60 Days on the Estates have driven 65 million UK […]
BARB data shows Channel 4 is the only major UK broadcaster to grow overall viewing across streaming and linear in 2024. In addition, across the first half of the year, Channel 4’s streaming audience has grown faster than any of the major streaming-only platforms (Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+), with a 32 per cent year on […]
Not-for-profit, affordable healthcare provider Benenden Health and Channel 4 have partnered for a second time with a mission to improve the nation’s health, encouraging families and friends to check in on their physical and mental health in a series of TV adverts. The campaign is supported by Channel 4 talent including AJ Odudu, who highlights the importance […]
Relaunching on Freesat’s 4K TV Box, customers can once again access the Channel 4 app to stream a selection of British TV shows, US series, true crime, world drama, live sports and more. Freesat users will be able to access an additional 16,000 hours of on-demand content via the Channel 4 app. That’s instant access […]
Hilary Rosen, UKTV’s Director of Commissioning has that Helen Nightingale and Mark Iddon have been promoted to Head of Factual and Factual Entertainment and Senior Commissioner for Comedy Entertainment respectively. Nightingale and Iddon will report to Rosen, with Nightingale overseeing all factual and factual entertainment commissions across the network, and Iddon leading on the comedy […]
S4C, the public broadcaster and Welsh language television channel, has confirmed the commission of Gogglebocs Dolig, a one-off celebrity Christmas special for the Christmas schedule, featuring some of the much-loved Gogglebocs Cymru cast joined by some famous faces for the special. Gogglebocs Dolig will be produced by leading Welsh indies Chwarel and Cwmni Da who earlier this year won the tender […]
Bafta nominated Cal Turner is to join Channel 4’s Factual Entertainment department as commissioning editor. Turner, who joins from Naked has worked across some of the most popular British factual entertainment formats from The Apprentice and Snowflake Mountain, to Grand Designs and 60 Days with Ed Stafford. Working to Head of Factual Entertainment, Alf Lawrie, Turner […]
Channel 4 has launched its 2020 Annual Report and gave an interim update on the Future4 transformation strategy, from the organisation’s new National HQ in the Majestic in Leeds. The 2020 Annual Report shows that, despite the background of uncertainty and volatility resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic, Channel 4 delivered a record financial surplus of […]
Channel 4 has announced the launch of Channel 4 and E4 accounts on TikTok which will feature exclusive content from Hollyoaks, Made in Chelsea and Pete & Sam’s Reality News. Additionally, clipped content from a range of other shows including Gogglebox, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Taskmaster, Celebs Go Dating and First Dates will also […]
Channel 4 has unveiled its most popular shows, viral social clips and viewing trends of 2020, a year which saw growth in viewing across all key platforms, particularly amongst young viewers. In an unprecedented year of global upheaval, viewers have turned to Channel 4 in significant numbers both to its streaming service, All 4, and […]