Channel 4 has commissioned Wonderhood Studios to produce the 4 x 60-minute series The Trial of Michael Jackson (working title). The series will feature contributors who have never spoken before to plot the story of Michael Jackson’s 2005 criminal trial alongside Jackson’s rise to fame and life in the spotlight. It will forensically examine available […]
Channel 4 Digital, headed by Sacha Khari, has commissioned its first original drama as well as three new investigative documentaries. From Dark Pictures, Ori Pictures and GroupM Motion Entertainment comes Beth, a three-part drama written and directed by Uzo Oleh (Edicius). The science fiction series follows the relationship between a husband and wife whose life […]
StackAdapt, a multi-channel programmatic advertising platform, has announced a collaboration with Channel 4 to open up broadcast advertising inventory for StackAdapt clients in the UK for the first time, making it one of the few programmatic partners to offer access to Channel 4’s programmatic TV inventory. “Our clients can now tap into broadcast video on […]
ITV Studios and Corus Entertainment are partnering to bring 80+ hours of lifestyle and entertainment content from the US and UK to Slice and the newly rebranded channels Flavour Network and Home Network. The extensive package deal was brokered on behalf of ITV Studios by Craig Bohland, VP Sales, Canada. Slice has acquired two seasons […]
England Hockey has confirmed a new partnership with Channel 4, unveiling the broadcaster as the Official Broadcast Partner for the FIH Hockey Pro League. This three-year deal, running until 2027, will make top-tier international hockey action free and accessible to audiences across the UK. From this December 2024, Channel 4 will become the home of […]
Walter Presents, the on-demand service offering foreign-language dramas from around the world, has revealed its top ten titles for 2024 based on a combination of C4 linear and streaming data. One of France’s slate of crime dramas has taken the crown this year, with Astrid: Murder in Paris topping the charts as the most watched […]
Airtasker, the online and mobile marketplace for outsourcing tasks, has announced that its US operating company, Airtasker USA, has secured a combined $12 million (€11.4m) in media capital through partnerships with Sinclair Broadcast Group and Mercurius Media Capital. Additionally, Airtasker’s UK operating company has announced that Channel 4 has completed a follow-on investment of £4 […]
Louise Donald has been confirmed as the new Commissioning Executive for Channel 4 Drama, Hollyoaks, Donald is an experienced script and story editor with over fifteen years of script development experience in the UK drama industry. She started her career in Independent Drama Commissioning at the BBC working her way up from Team Assistant to […]
Channel 4 has revealed that it set multiple new streaming records in October 2024. Across the month, seven billion viewing minutes were consumed on Channel 4 streaming – a new monthly record –while October 30th was its biggest day since April with 270 million viewing minutes watched. Married At First Sight UK was the most […]
Following his participation on a panel at the British Screen Forum in London on ‘Where Next For VoD’, Ewan Douglas, Head of Nations/Regions Sales at UK commercial PSB Channel 4 has shared some thoughts on the opportunities for advertisers and broadcasters in the streaming age, admitting he has never been more optimistic about the vital […]