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Channel 4
Channel 4 backs new VR firm Parable
Channel 4, The Economist and Studio Lambert CEO, Stephen Lambert, have invested in a new…
Channel 4’s Walter Presents launching in the US
Channel 4-backed streaming service Walter Presents will launch in the US in March. The on-demand,…
BBC’s director of transformation leaves to lead DPP
The BBC’s director of transformation for design and engineering, Mark Harrison, is stepping down to…
Sky buys stakes in UK production companies
Sky has acquired a majority stake in a northern England-based production company, True North, marking…
Channel 4 poaches Channel 5 exec
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has hired two commissioners for its specialist factual and documentaries commissioning…
UK bans junk food in all kids media
A ban on junk food advertising in the UK will apply across all media, extending…
Ofcom names C4 board members
UK media regulator Ofcom has announced four new board members for UK public broadcaster Channel…
Channel 4 to revamp All 4, up online content spend
Channel 4 is revamping its All 4 digital service and is planning a multi-million pound…
UK indies rebound on international growth
UK indie producers have reversed a sector-wide revenue decline, with international growth propelling the sector…
Channel 4 partners on Pirate Quest mobile game
Channel 4 has partnered with mobile games firm Subunderground for Pirate Quest, a new game…
BT, Liberty Global, Orange and Sky Italia among Content Innovation Award winners in Cannes
BT, Liberty Global, Orange and Sky Italia were among the winners at Digital TV Europe’s…
Netflix sets sights on more British originals
Netflix is set to ramp up its British production efforts, with co-production deals in place…
BBC calls for greater regulation of C4 following Bake Off scandal
The BBC has called for greater content regulation to be imposed on Channel 4, in…
Sky and Channel 4 buy into TRX digital platform
UK-based pay TV company Sky and commercial broadcaster Channel 4 have both bought into Dial…
BBC Worldwide invests in UK indie, 72 Films
BBC Worldwide has taken a stake in the new UK-based indie founded by former Channel…
Barcroft adds execs after Channel 4 investment
UK-based digital content business Barcroft Media has hired execs from News UK and Bloomberg for…
Channel 4 launches All 4 on new Android devices
Channel 4 has launched its on-demand and live-streaming service, All 4, on a range of…
Channel 4 taps Limelight for on-demand content delivery
UK-based public service broadcaster, Channel 4, has partnered with digital content delivery firm Limelight to…
C4 privatisation risks ‘outweigh benefits’
A report into the future of Channel 4 has concluded the risks associated with the…
No change to UK PSB retrans fees, despite law amendment
The UK government will repeal a law that says pay TV operators need not pay…
Channel 4 takes stake in digital magazine service Readly
UK broadcaster Channel 4 is taking a minority equity stake in the all-you-can-read digital magazine…
Channel 4 buys into Barcroft
Channel 4 has bought a stake in multiplatform content company Barcroft. The UK broadcaster has…
New audience technologies and insight chief for Channel 4
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has named Gill Pritchard as director of audience technologies and insight….
Box Plus Network launches new UK music channels
The Box Plus Network, a joint venture between Channel 4 and Bauer Media, has launched two new…
Regulator calls on C4 to programme for kids
UK public broadcaster should do more to cater for kids and has been asked to…
Channel 4 reports record year as it faces uncertain future
Channel 4 reported record revenues of £979 million last year, an increased audience share for…
Privatising Channel 4 would be ‘overwhelmingly negative’
Privatising UK broadcaster Channel 4 would be “overwhelmingly negative” for the media industry, while the…
Over half of Channel 4 revenue to be ‘data-enabled’ this year
UK broadcaster Channel 4’s investment in data and its re-invention of on-demand service 4oD as…
Channel 4 brings ‘Watch Live’ feature to Android devices
UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 4 has updated its All 4 catch-up app on Android devices…
Sky Sports takes exclusive Formula 1 rights
Sky has taken exclusive UK and Ireland rights to Forumla 1 racing for five years…