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C4 commissions HLP Studios for Inside The Superbrands

Channel 4 has commissioned HLP Studios to make Inside The Superbrands, an eight-part series going behind the scenes of eight of the world’s biggest brands. It is the first commission for HiddenLight Productions’ new label which sees the company expanding its reach into formats and popular factual. Inside The Superbrands shines a new light on […]

January 18, 2022

Charalambous joins 4Creative

Channel 4 has announced that Lambros Charalambous has joined its creative in-house agency, 4Creative, as its new Deputy Executive Creative Director. Reporting to 4Creative’s Executive Creative Director Lynsey Atkin, Charalambous takes over from Eoin McLaughlin who is setting off on an adventure in the Indian Ocean. Atkin said: “I am thrilled to welcome Lambros into […]

January 13, 2022

C4 appoints Documentary, Factual heads

Channel 4 has appointed Alisa Pomeroy and Shaminder Nahal as the new Heads of Documentaries and Specialist Factual respectively. “Documentaries and specialist factual programming have always been at the heart of the channel and these two appointments will ensure that Channel 4 remains the home of the most innovative, challenging and popular factual shows around,” […]

January 12, 2022

Channel 4, Heinz partner on Flex Kitchen

Channel 4 and Heinz are joining forces to launch Flex Kitchen, a new short form comedy series for publication across the broadcaster’s social media channels. Flex Kitchen debuts this week on Channel 4 Comedy YouTube as well as All 4, whilst shorter edits of each episode will be released across Channel 4 and Heinz’s Facebook, […]

January 11, 2022

Gray named to BBC Board Scotland

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has announced that Muriel Gray has been appointed as a non-executive director on the BBC Board. Gray will be the Scotland member on the Board and serve a term of four years. Gray is the former Chair of the Board of Governors at The Glasgow School Of […]

December 21, 2021

Channel 5 joins Digital UK

UK commercial public service broadcaster Channel 5 is to join Digital UK Ltd, the joint venture which facilitates the provision of Freeview and Freesat, alongside BBC, ITV and Channel 4. The four public service broadcasters have entered into a new Digital UK members’ agreement, marking the first time that the venture has been wholly owned […]

December 20, 2021By Colin Mann

BFI, DCMS invest £2.1m in UK companies

The BFI has made a further 25 awards through its UK Global Screen Fund, supporting UK screen content businesses across film, TV, animation and interactive narrative video games to enhance their international activities. Financed through the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), the awards see a further £2,105,600 being allocated through the £7m […]

December 16, 2021

Sky, Channel 4 to share F1 season climax

Sky has announced a partnership with Channel 4 that will see Sky Sports’ live coverage of the Formula 1 season finale shared with the whole of the UK and Ireland. Lewis Hamilton stands on the brink of history – victory in Abu Dhabi would clinch an eighth world title and confirm him as the greatest […]

December 9, 2021

Board appointments for Channel 4

UK media regulator Ofcom has announced the appointment of four new non-executive directors to the Board of public service broadcaster Channel 4. The new appointees will each join the Board for a term of three years commencing as soon as is practicable. Dawn Airey Airey’s career includes roles as Chair and CEO of Channel 5, […]

December 6, 2021By Colin Mann

C4 appoints Hyland to digital commissioning team

Channel 4 has appointed Charlie Hyland as Digital Commissioner focused on comedy, reporting into Head of Digital Commissioning, Sacha Khari. Hyland was most recently Series Producer on E4 shows, Pete and Sam’s Reality News and Married at First Sight UK spin-off show, Afters, as well as Series Development Producer on Haks World for the BBC. […]

November 30, 2021