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Channel 4
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Streamers to be regulated by UK government
Streamers such as Netflix, Disney+ and Apple TV+ are to be regulated in the UK…
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Mahon and Dorries set out opposing cases on C4 future
Debate over the future of commercially funded UK pubcaster Channel 4 heated up over the…
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UK Government to privatise Channel 4
Channel 4 in the UK is to be privatised by the UK government, despite fervent…
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Channel 4 picks up PFL
UK pubcaster has continued its recent flurry of sports rights acquisitions by agreeing a distribution…
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Former Channel 5 CEO Dawn Airey appointed interim chair at Channel 4
UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 4 has announced the appointment of Dawn Airey as its interim…
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Channel 4 picks up Formula E rights
Channel 4 has agreed a multi-year rights deal with electric racing championship Formula E. The…
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Channel 4 to return to Freesat
The UK’s Channel 4 is to return to free-to-view satellite platform Freesat after an absence…
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Rugby Super League goes FTA in UK with Channel 4
Channel 4 has acquired the rights to the Rugby Super League. The two-year deal will…
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UK government delays Channel 4 privatisation decision following public backlash
The UK government has delayed any decision on privatising pubcaster Channel 4. In July, the…
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Former Channel 4 boss Grade emerges as potential takeover candidate
Former Channel 4 CEO Lord Michael Grade is reportedly planning a takeover bid of the…
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‘Fire suppression systems’ cause channel outage from Red Bee Media playout centre in London
A fire alarm at a west London broadcast centre on Saturday night caused six TV…
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‘No evidence’ that privatised Channel 4 would help, claims CEO Mahon
Alex Mahon, the CEO of Channel 4, says there is “no data or evidence” that…
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Privatisation will help Channel 4 grow, claims culture secretary
The UK’s culture secretary Oliver Dowden will again propose support for the privatisation today. The…
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Raducanu US Open final attracts peak of over 9 million viewers for Channel 4
Channel 4’s coverage of Emma Raducanu’s inspiring US Open win was watched by a peak…
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Channel 4 plans global AVOD service
UK broadcaster Channel 4 is planning to launch a new international AVOD streaming service. The…
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Channel 4 launches All 4 Private Marketplace
UK pubcaster Channel 4 has announced the launch of a new ad marketplace for ad…
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Discovery reportedly eyeing Channel 4 takeover
Discovery has emerged as a potential suitor for UK public broadcaster Channel 4. The UK…
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UK government lays out formal consultation into Channel 4 privatisation
The UK government has officially opened a consultation on potential privatisation of Channel 4. The…
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Sky and Channel 4 expand partnership
Sky and Channel 4 have announced a renewed and expanded commercial partnership. The deal will…
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UK government to consider Channel 4 privatisation in formal review
The UK government is to hold a formal review into selling Channel 4, the British…
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UK government to ‘ensure prominence of PSBs’ on smart TVs
The UK government is to enact new broadcasting legislation with the stated goal of protecting…
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Channel 4 and E4 head for TikTok
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has struck an agreement with social media giant TikTok that will…
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Channel 4 reportedly to show Test cricket for the first time since 2005
Channel 4 has reportedly acquired the right to England’s upcoming series in India in a…
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It’s A Sin becomes biggest box set hit for All 4 in record month for streamer
January was the biggest ever month for Channel 4’s catch-up service All 4, driven by…
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UK broadcasters ‘unlikely to survive’ without overhaul to regulations, claims Ofcom
The UK’s traditional broadcasting industry ‘is unlikely to survive’ without the overhauling of broadcast laws…
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Channel 4 unveils digital strategy and launches US$40m content fund
UK pubcaster Channel 4 has unveiled a new corporate strategy called Future4, which will see…
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Amazon secures rights to new UK rugby tournament
Amazon has secured rights to international Rugby Union in the UK in the form of new…
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ViacomCBS hires Channel 4’s Rose as COO
ViacomCBS Networks UK has hired Channel 4’s Sarah Rose as its chief operating officer. The…
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The Trade Desk seals programmatic ad deal with Channel 4
Demand-side programmatic advertising platform The Trade Desk has struck a deal with UK broadcaster Channel…
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Virgin Media takes STV nationwide and adds All 4
Virgin Media has extended the reach of STV Player, the TV app from Scottish commercial…