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Channel 4
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UK government ‘re-examining’ Channel 4 privatisation & BBC licence fee overhaul
The UK government has confirmed it is “re-examining the business case” around the privatisation of…
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C4 takes History Channel’s ‘Alone’ into UK, orders new Studio Lambert reality show
Channel 4 (C4) in the UK has commissioned a local version of History Channel’s survival…
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Apple TV+, BBCS, Disney & ITVS link on Equity’s workplace guidelines
Apple TV+, the BBC, Disney and ITV Studios (ITVS) are among a swathe of companies…
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Hello Sunshine hires ex-C4 format chief to lead unscripted push into UK
Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine is moving into the UK and has hired a Channel 4…
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Former Channel 4 factual boss launches UK indie Mothership Productions
Kelly Webb-Lamb, the former deputy director of programmes and head of popular factual at UK…
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S4C orders reality TV ob-doc & seeks partners for local ‘Gogglebox’
Welsh pubcaster S4C has commissioned new ob-doc series More Than Daffs And Taffs and announced it is…
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Deals round-up: C4 orders Spun Gold show; OTF reveals slate; O4 sells to Urduflix
C4 orders Spun Gold show Channel 4 in the UK has ordered a three-parter from…
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Unscripted round-up: Discovery+ orders Clara Amfo show; ‘Family Piggy Bank’ to open in Portugal; C4 commissions Boris doc
Discovery+ lands Clara Amfo Discovery+ has landed BBC DJ Clara Amfo to host its upcoming…
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Channel 4 posts record financial results, reveals $830m content spend for 2022
Embattled UK public broadcaster Channel 4 has revealed a record pre-tax surplus of more than…
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Channel 4 hires Shiny Button co-founder as senior comedy commissioner
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has appointed Andy Brereton as senior commissioning editor for comedy. Brereton…