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Channel 4
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C4 sale entices buyers as $2.5bn price tag attached to UK broadcaster
Channel 4’s sale could raise up to £2bn ($2.51bn), as buyers of all flavours take…
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TBI Weekly: Five ways UK reforms will impact the int’l industry
TV industries around the world are bracing for change as governments look to reform regulations around content –…
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UK’s Channel 4 to produce in-house as gov’t outlines privatisation proposals
The UK government has said Channel 4 (C4) will be allowed to produce in-house, as…
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UK gov’t to regulate streamers as super-indies face scrutiny
Streamers such as Netflix, Disney+ and Apple TV+ are to be regulated in the UK…
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Channel 4 debate as CEO Mahon & UK culture secretary Dorries state their cases
Debate over the future of commercially funded UK pubcaster Channel 4 heated up over the…
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Unpacking the risk & rewards of format funds
New formats have always had to fight for space against the exploitation of proven IP,…
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How to bridge the divide in teen TV
As linear viewership among teens and tweens continues to decline, Mark Layton finds out what’s…
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Former BBC & C4 broadcaster Michael Grade to chair Ofcom
Former BBC chairman and Channel 4 CEO Lord Michael Grade has been announced as the…
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UK’s Spirit Studios hires ‘Walking On The Moon’ writer as first head of scripted
UK-based Spirit Studios has hired Walking On The Moon scriptwriter Martin Sadofski as its first…
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Films Of Record founder & doc veteran Roger Graef dies, aged 85
Documentary maker and Films Of Record founder Roger Graef has died, aged 85. The US-born…