Advanced Television

Channel 4

Nominations revealed for The South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2020

Having faced one of their toughest years ever, a host of talent from across the arts industry is set to be celebrated next month at the South Bank Sky Arts Awards. Now in its 24th year, the annual ceremony will take place next month at the London Coliseum in a new, socially distanced format. The […]

November 23, 2020

Waddell Media scores access to Sotheby’s International Realty for Channel 4 doc

Waddell Media, one of Ireland’s largest and most successful independent production companies, based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, has secured exclusive access to prime property specialists, UK Sotheby’s International Realty, for a fly-on-the-wall Channel 4 documentary, set to air this Christmas. One outcome of the current pandemic is the dramatic increase of high net worth UK […]

November 16, 2020

All 4 adds Celebrity Watchlists

Channel 4 has added a Celebrity Watchlists page, allowing users to see famous names share their recommendations of what they’re watching on the All 4 streaming service. In a press statement, Channel 4 explained: “As these uncertain times continue, we are once again spending more time at home, and with so much viewing choice, many […]

November 12, 2020By Nik Roseveare

UK govt kicks off licence fee discussions

UK Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has confirmed that negotiations over the level of the next BBC licence fee are getting under way and that he has assembled a panel of broadcasting and tech experts to help shape the future of public broadcasting. Writing an opinion piece in UK daily The Telegraph, Dowden says the BBC […]

November 10, 2020By Colin Mann

Channel 4 orders Poundland documentary series

Channel 4 has commissioned ITN Productions to make a new series about High Street retailer Poundland. The two part series, Inside Poundland: Secrets From The Shop Floor, looks at how the discounter is transforming from top-to-bottom, re-fitting its stores and investing millions on new ranges, at a time when many stores are going into administration […]

November 2, 2020

Channel 4 “will emerge from crisis stronger than ever”

Channel 4 has published its Annual Report 2019,  describing the year as “a transformational year for the organisation as it delivered the biggest structural change in its history – opening new bases in Leeds, Glasgow and Bristol – and continued to grow its digital viewing and revenues at pace”. Channel 4’s digital views on All […]

October 29, 2020

Eve sleep encourages the nation to switch off before bed

Eve sleep, the online sleep wellness brand, will be giving TV viewers the ultimate throwback as they remind the nation of a time when TV broadcasting came to an end each night. In their latest advertising campaign launching on Channel4 on November 1st, Eve sleep will bring back to life the highly recognisable ‘Test Card […]

October 29, 2020

The West Wing and One Tree Hill on All 4

US dramas The West Wing and One Tree Hill will both start streaming on All 4 this month. All seven seasons of The West Wing, the celebrated drama series about the inner workings of the White House and the lives of its staff, will be available to stream from October 21st, whilst basketball high-school drama, […]

October 20, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Channel 4 orders Clown for Christmas

Channel 4 has commissioned Quentin Blake’s Clown – based on the classic children’s book – for December 2020.  Produced by Eagle Eye Drama (the production company recently launched by the team behind global drama brand Walter Presents), the animated Christmas special is based on a popular book by one of Britain’s most illustrious and well-loved […]

October 9, 2020

Bake Off return pulls 32% of TV audience

The Great British Bake Off attracted an average audience of 6.9 million viewers and a 32 per cent audience share with the first episode of its new season on September 23rd – making it the show’s biggest ever overnight launch audience to date on Channel 4. Bake Off’s series 11 debut is Channel 4’s biggest […]

September 24, 2020