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ITV & S4C sign up to the Coalition for Change, joining major UK broadcasters

ITV and S4C are the latest UK broadcasters to sign up to the TV Coalition for Change (CFC), the body seeking to improve working conditions for freelancers in the UK TV industry. They join an impressive roll call of some of the biggest names in UK broadcasting including Channel 4, BBC, Sky, UKTV

10 Feb 23 News Release

Channel 4 goes live on Friday nights with Joe Lycett

Channel 4 has commissioned ‘The Joe Lycett Live Show’ (working title), a brand-new 5x60 weekly Friday night comedy show hosted by award-winning comedian Joe Lycett live from Birmingham, with a live audience and celebrity guests. Following the success of Channel 4’s ‘Joe Lycett’s Big Pride Party’

9 Feb 23 News Release

Channel 4 champions new emerging talent with all-new ‘Shot By You’ digital strand

Shot By You includes films by comedian Grace Campbell and model & presenter Rosie Viva. After embarking on a nationwide search for the next wave of trailblazers in filmmaking, Channel 4 has acquired and commissioned a series of short-form films for its brand-new Shot By You strand – aimed at 16-24

9 Feb 23 News Release

Channel 4 and the National Film and Television School (NFTS) agree new three-year partnership to boost training & development across the Nations & Regions

Channel 4 and the National Film and Television School (NFTS) today announced a new three-year partnership to provide practical training and development for the independent production sector across the Nations and Regions. Over the next three years, this partnership will develop and deliver a range

9 Feb 23 News Release

Channel 4 Announces The Supervet: Safari Special

Britain’s favourite vet, The Supervet, Professor Noel Fitzpatrick, steps out of his comfort zone in this South Africa Special, travelling a world away from his specialist referral practice in Surrey to use his thirty years of expertise to help the most majestic and powerful wild animals of South

8 Feb 23 News Release

The Great Celebrity Bake Off Line Up Revealed for Stand Up To Cancer 2023

The Great Celebrity Bake Off returns to Channel 4 for Stand Up to Cancer 2023. This year, 20 famous faces are competing for the title of a Star Baker while helping fund cancer research. The celebrity bakers will enter the hallowed canvas of the Bake Off tent, welcomed by hosts Noel Fielding and Matt

7 Feb 23 News Release

The Edinburgh TV Festival Advisory Chair for 2023 revealed as Channel 4's Kiran Nataraja

The Edinburgh TV Festival (ETF), the UK’s leading television industry event brought to you by Screen Scotland, today announced that Director of Content Strategy and Planning at Channel 4, Kiran Nataraja, will be taking the helm as the Festival’s Advisory Chair for 2023. Having started out at the BBC

6 Feb 23 News Release

Rebecca Leaves The Great Pottery Throw Down

Q&A with Rebecca: Walking onto the set on the very first day, did you feel nervous or excited or was it a combination of both? Walking onto the set on the first day was so exciting, so exciting! I could not contain myself. I was grinning from ear to ear, jumping up and down. I could not believe that

6 Feb 23 News Release

Sam Thompson to explore if he has ADHD in new E4 documentary

Former Made in Chelsea star-turned-content creator and presenter, Sam Thompson is known for his larger-than-life, creative and high-energy persona. He’s also known by those close to him for his impulsiveness, for forgetting appointments and losing not only his car keys, but those of girlfriend Zara