Channel 4 is piloting a new play-at-home gameshow, Your Time Starts Now (w/t), devised and developed by Alex Horne, creator and host of BAFTA and Rose D’Or winning Taskmaster and Andy Devonshire, founding Series Director on shows including The Apprentice, The Great British Bake Off and Taskmaster. Set in the Taskmaster universe, the new show builds on the at-home ingenuity of earlier incarnation The Button, which Horne devised and […]

As another triumphant task tournament comes to a close, Greg Davies and his efficient assistant Alex Horne have announcd a brand-new five-piece set of comedians that they are set to score and mark with the utmost scrutiny to determine who will emerge victorious and become the next Taskmaster Champion. The quintet of comics who have […]

Channel 4 has announced that Chief Content Officer Ian Katz will step down from his role this autumn, after almost nine years leading the UK public service broadcaster’s content strategy. Katz is the longest serving content chief in Channel 4’s history. During his tenure, he has presided over a period of creative and commercial success, […]

Channel 4 has announced the recommission of Taskmaster, keeping the popular format on the British public service broadcaster. The deal sees Greg Davies and Alex Horne continue in their roles as the Taskmaster and his sidekick in six new seasons of the global hit series. Taskmaster’s New Year Treat, and Taskmaster Champion of Champions will also […]

The Taskmaster Greg Davies and his efficient assistant Alex Horne are back on their respective thrones as the BAFTA and Rose D’Or winning Taskmaster returns with its highly anticipated season 21 which launches at 9pm on April 9th on Channel 4 and 10pm BST / 5pm EST / 2pm PST on the Taskmaster YouTube Channel across the rest of […]

Five brand-new contestants are set to grasp the opportunity to impress the mighty Taskmaster Greg Davies, under the vigilant observation of Little Alex Horne, in season 21 of Taskmaster the International Emmy nominated, and BAFTA and Rose D’Or winning show. The fearless five who have signed up to leave all dignity at the door and […]

Channel 4 reports that it was once again the fastest growing of the leading commercial streamers in October. Retaining top spot for a second month running, October saw Channel 4 set industry benchmarks while setting records including an all-time high for youth streaming, according to Barb data. Channel 4 set a new streaming high of […]

Channel 4 has posted its best-ever day on record for streaming views (October 7th), and reports it was the biggest streamer among commercial broadcasters for 16-34 viewing in September (460 million viewer minutes). According to BARB data, Channel 4 streaming viewer minutes grew by 36 per cent year on year in September, putting it ahead […]

Channel 4 has reported that September 30th was its biggest streaming day on record with 6.9 million views. Driven by a mix of reality, factual, drama and documentaries, the figure surpasses Channel 4’s previous all-time high of 6.4 million in October 2024. More than 4.5 million views were driven in total by Married At First […]

The official Taskmaster YouTube channel has hits over one billion views and 1.94 million subscribers worldwide – making it the biggest British comedy show on YouTube. The Taskmaster YouTube channel has significantly grown in popularity since embarking on its pioneering release strategy in 2019. It has seen success internationally, particularly in North America, reaching over […]